Robert was born in 1929. He was the son of Otto Segler and Lena Reuter. He passed away in 2011.
Robert L. Segler Birth 14 Jan 1929 Bartonville, Peoria County, Illinois, USA Death 4 Jan 2011 (aged 81) Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois, USA Burial: Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery Bartonville, Peoria County, Illinois, USA Show Map Memorial ID 64165644
BARTONVILLE, IL - Robert L. Segler, 81, of Bartonville died at 3:43 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria, Illinois.
Born Jan. 14, 1929, in Bartonville, the son of Otto R. and Lena J. Reuter Segler, he first married Wanda L. DeLong. He later married Sarah L. Prince on March 15, 1958, in Peoria. She survives.
Also surviving are four daughters, Sandra Segler, Deborah (Larry) Trollope and Cynthia Madrigal, all of Bartonville, and Valerie Sloka of Carlsbad, Calif.; three sons, Roger (Shari) Segler of Bartonville, George Segler of Peoria and Bradley (Sue) Goodapple of Bartonville; 15 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father and mother; his stepfather, Lyle Hollis; one brother, Clarence Segler; one granddaughter, Nicole Segler; and one son-in-law, Jose Madrigal.
Mr. Segler was employed by Caterpillar Inc. for 37 years, retiring Feb. 1, 1984, as a general foreman.
He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean conflict and a member of Limestone American Legion, Post 979 in Bartonville.
Burial will be in St. John Lutheran Cemetery in Bartonville.
Published in Peoria Journal Star on January 6, 2011
Spouse: Sarah Lou Jean Prince Segler* 1934–2014 (m. 1958)
Children: Roger L. Segler* 1953–2011
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