Robert Frederick Beach 81, Springfield, MO. passed away October 29, 2020 after a long illness. He was born on January 16, 1939, in Long Island, New York, to Henry Alfred and Susan (Lent) Beach. He was a retired United States Army veteran and a member of the St. Agnes Catholic Church. He was a member of The NCO association and the Colorado V.F.W.

Robert was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, George. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia (Lopez) Beach, five sons: Johnny Cruz, Phillip James Cruz, Joseph Anthony Cruz, Robert Frederick Beach II, and Michael Henry Beach and his wife, Ritche, five daughters: Dawn Goray and her husband, Rob, Debra Blaskovich and her husband, Matthew, Verna Mae Mathis and her husband, Brett, Shelia Ann Davis and her husband, Ken, and Sandra Beavers and her husband, Mel, 32 grandchildren, 27 great-grandchildren, two sisters: Patricia Scutero and her husband, Scutty, and Cathy Eldred.

Funeral services will be at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 4, 2020, at Greenlawn Funeral Home North with visitation Tuesday evening from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at 2:00 p.m. in Missouri Veterans Cemetery.