Robert John Szakmeister, age 95, of Whitehall, Pennsylvania, husband of Mary P. (McCready) Szakmeister, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, in the Fellowship Community in Whitehall, PA. He was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. He was the son of the late Suzanne Lawrence and Joseph Szakmeister
He was a graduate of Lehigh University with a degree in metallurgy. Robert served in the United States Army in Japan after World War II Where the highlights of his service were climbing Mount Fuji and playing in his company’s jazz band.
Robert is survived by his sons, Gregg Szakmeister of new Bern, North Carolina, and Michael Szakmeister of Valencia,CA., grandsons Drew Szakmeister of Nazareth, Joel Szakmeister of Sacramento and Matthew Szakmeister of Los Angeles, and sister, Geraldine Reis of Oregon . He was predeceased by his sister, Suzanne Deiter of Bethlehem.
He is also survived by his stepdaughter Virginia Ellen, wife of Nolan LeBlanc, and their many foster children, and by his stepson, Andrew Lauden, and his wife, Trish, and their four children.
For many years, Bob was an avid sailor and fisherman, and he prided himself on visiting all of the states of the United States that accessible by car . He will be missed by his friends at the knights of Columbus.
Mary Szakmeister
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