Robert A. Spilger
July 24th, 1932 - July 22nd, 2002
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Robert's Obituary
Robert A. Spilger, 69, of Baroda, passed away Monday, July
22, 2002 at Lakeland Continuing Care Center-Berrien Center.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:30 A.M.
Friday at St. John?s Lutheran Church-Baroda with Rev.
Kenneth Babcock officiating. Burial will follow in Ruggles
Cemetery. Friends may call from 5-7 P.M. Thursday at
Starks & Menchinger Family Funeral Home, 2650 Niles Rd.,
St. Joseph. Memorials may be made to St. John?s Lutheran
Church of which he was a member. Those wishing to share a
memory on line may do so at www.starks-menchinger.com.
Mr. Spilger was born on July 24, 1932 in Baroda to George &
Hattie (Schadler) Spilger. Robert operated Spilger?s Grocery,
which was founded by his parents at the corner of Cleveland
& Stevensville-Baroda Rd. from 1950 until 1981. He later
worked at Wolf?s and Harding?s Market in St. Joseph until
June of 2001.
Robert is survived by two brothers-William Spilger of
Baroda, George (Esther) Spilger of Hartford, Arkansas; six
nephews & nieces; and three sister-in-laws. He was preceded
in death by his parents and a brother-Donald Spilger.
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