Robert Wesley MacGruder
Marriages
Marilyn (Leonard)
Lea (Passwaters)
JoAnn (Wheatley)
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6B Obituary - March 15, 2017
Robert W. MacGruder
June 5, 1932 - March 11, 2017
Robert Wesley MacGruder, 84, of Grand Junction, passed away on Saturday, March 11, 2017, at HopeWest Hospice Care Center after a brief illness.
He was born on June 5, 1932, in Indianapolis, IN and moved to Colorado in 1939 with his family. Bob attended University of Wyoming and enlisted in the US Navy serving on the U.S.S. Stembel during
the Korean War.
Before retiring, Bob resided in Waukegan, IL and was
Executive Vice President of the Lake County Contractors
Association from 1973 to 1996. From 1959 to 1973, he was
president of the Chamber of Commerce in Waukegan, IL,
Belvidere, IL and Laverne, MN. During his career, Bob
received numerous awards such as the Exchange Club’s Golden Deeds in 1976, and was active in Local and State affairs with the United Way, Port Authority, Planning Commission, LC Economic Development Commission and Waukegan Civil Service Commission.
Bob was a loving and thoughtful husband and father, who will
be mourned by his daughter, Valorie Nystrom, Winthrop Harbor,
IL; sons, Greg Ramsey of Zion, IL and Jeff (Trina) Ramsey of
Jefferson City, IA, and sisters, Marilyn Barnewall, Palisade,
CO, and Dede Hunter, Springdale, AR. Bob is also survived by
eight grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Bob touched a
lot of lives. Special friends include Duane Wheatley, Wayne
Brimer, Tony Vigil, Harold (Rita) Schafer, as well as numerous
other family members and friends.
Bob was predeceased by his loving wives, JoAnn (Wheatley)
(2016), Lea (Passwaters) (2005), and Marilyn (Leonard) (1973).
Bob was also predeceased by his parents, Robert D MacGruder
(1976), Hester (Wooden) (2010), and step-father, Roy Brown
(2011), along with his son, Robert W MacGruder Jr (2009); son-in- law, David Nystrom (2004), and numerous close friends.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday,
March 17, 2017, at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary, 2515 Patterson
Road.
The family requests in lieu of flowers, please make donations
in Bob’s name to HopeWest Hospice, 3090B North 12th Street,
Grand Junction, CO 81506. The family sincerely appreciates the loving care given their loved one over the past few weeks by
HopeWest home and care center teams, especially Torrie, Jeff
and Brook.
