Robert Anthony Jondreau (1947 - 2013)

Born 1 Aug 1947 in Assinins, Baraga County, Michigan

Ancestors

Died 8 Aug 2013 at age 66 in Norge, James City County, Virginia

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Biography

Robert was Ojibwe.

Robert was born in 1947. ^[1] He was the son of William Jondreau and Mary Cardinal.

Robert married Linda c. 1970 at Lakenheath AFB, Lakenheath, Suffolk, England. The had issue:

Andrea Nicole (died young)

Monique

William

Bobbie Lynn

Gerald

Robert & Linda divorced in 1995 in Virginia. ^[2]

In 1998 Robert retired as a Master Chief Staff Sergeant from the USAF.

Robert married 1998 at Virginia for a second time to Jamie, and they had issue:

Meno Kay

He passed away in 2013 ^[3]

Robert's obituary appeared on 12 Aug 2013 in the The Virginia Gazette online version, Williamsburg.

Robert A. Jondreau, 66, of Norge, was reunited on August 10, 2013 with his parents, William and Mary Jondreau; siblings, William, Alice, Nancy, and Gerald; and daughter, Andrea.

Robert was the son of the formal tribal leader, William "Boyzie" Jondreau of the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community.

He was a great husband, father, grandfather, uncle, scholar, coach, mentor, drum keeper, and most importantly friend. Robert always protected his family, and was considered an ogiitchida "great warrior" amongst his family and community.

Robert grew up on the L'Anse Indian Reservation on Lake Superior in Baraga, MI. He spent his youth hunting and fishing the North Woods. His career of 26 years in the US Air Force took him all around the world and back.

Robert is survived by his wife, Jamie Ware-Jondreau; children Monique, William, Bobbie, Jerry, Teshena, Meno; as well as a host of grandchildren, nieces and nephews.

A funeral Mass will be Wednesday, August 14, at St. Olaf Catholic Church with a service beginning at 10 AM with a visitation beginning an hour prior. Memorial contributions in Robert's memory can be made to the American Cancer Society, 11835 Canon Boulevard, Suite A102, Newport News, Virginia 23606.

Robert is buried in the Assinins Cemetery in Baraga County, MI ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJ7D-H6Y7 : 23 May 2014), Robert A Jondreau, Residence, Baraga, Michigan, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com Virginia, Divorce Records, 1918-2014.
3. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K14B-MW4 : 20 May 2014), Robert A Jondreau, 10 Aug 2013; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
4. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVP3-XF5W : 13 December 2015), Robert Anthony Jondreau, 2013; Burial, Assinins, Baraga, Michigan, United States of America, Assinins Community Cemetery; citing record ID 137361216, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.