Robert Warren Garlitz
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 7B - October 25, 2011
Robert Warren Garlitz passed
away on October 22, 2011, surrounded
by his loving family and
friends.
Robert was the son of Joseph
Leon and Florence Garlitz. He
was born and raised in Fruita,
Colorado, the youngest of seven
children. Bob graduated from
Fruita High School in 1945, and
shortly afterward joined the U. S. Navy. He was in the Navy from
October of 1945 to October of 1947, assigned to the U.S.S. Astoria.
Bob married the love of his life, Arlene Mason Moss, while on leave
on July 26, 1947, in Yuma, Arizona. They were married 64 wonderful
years.
Bob worked his early years for C. D. Smith, and retired after 35
years as the Director of Purchasing, working for numerous contractors
at the old AEC compound, the last being Bendix Field Engineering.
Bob enjoyed gardening and had one of the most beautiful iris gardens
in the area. He also enjoyed reading, working puzzles, and
playing cards.
Bob is survived by his wife, Arlene; three children, Linda Lou
(Robert) Whinery of La Grande, OR; Douglas Leon Garlitz of
Grand Junction, CO, and Robert Eugene (Jackie) Garlitz of Grand
Junction, CO. Bob also has eight grandchildren, Jeff, Chip, Candy,
Holly, David, Michael, Ken and Cory; the foster family of Steve
and Lisa Erkenbrack and their three children, and 14 great-grandchildren.
Visitation for family and friends is scheduled for Wednesday, October
26, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. with the funeral service to begin at 10:00
a.m. at Gospel Ministries Center at 1622 Glenwood, Grand Junction.
Interment with military honors will follow at Elmwood Cemetery in
Fruita, Colorado.
S i g n t h e o n l i n e r e g i s t e r b o o k a t
www.SunsetMesaFuneralDirectors.com.
Arrangements are being handled under the direction of Sunset
Mesa Funeral Directors, Montrose, Colorado.
