Robert Floyd Patterson
Age 91 of Owosso, passed away Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at Memorial Healthcare.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at a future date at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Burial will take place at Great Lakes National Cemetery. Robert was born June 12, 1928 in Owosso, Michigan; the son of Walter and Neva (Hoag) Patterson.
He graduated from Owosso High School and served as Sgt. First Class in the U.S. Army from 1950 to 1952 during the Korean conflict. Robert was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Robert married Patricia Ann Hemgesberg at St. Michael's Catholic Church on June 4, 1955; they had been married for almost 65 years.
He worked at Universal Electric as a research and development engineer before and after his service in the Army, retiring in 1990.
Robert is survived by his daughters Pam (Dan) Butcher and Lisa (Pete) Eveleth; five grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; sister Marlene (Dave) Edgar, brother-in-laws Laverne (Jeanette) Hemgesberg, Mike (Jane) Hemgesberg, Bill (Ruth) Hemgesberg, Dan Hemgesberg and Jim (Paula) Hemgesberg; and sister-in-laws Sally Gross, Arlene Hemgesberg and Phyl Patterson; several nieces and nephews and many other loving family and friends.
He was predeceased by his parents; wife Patricia; brother James Patterson and sister Betty VanAmburg.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the American Legion Owosso Post 57.
To share a memory or send a condolence gift, please visit the Official Obituary of Robert Floyd Patterson hosted by Nelson-House Funeral Homes.