Dearborn––Robert W. “Bob” Lyons, 74, former Marquette resident, entered eternal life October 20, 2007, in Dearborn.
Bob was born June 22, 1933, in Marquette, a son of Robert and Beatrice (Ohman) Lyons, and was a 1951 graduate of the Graveraet High School. He served in the US Navy from 1952 until 1956. Bob was later employed as office manager for several contractors during construction of K.I. Sawyer Air Force Base. In 1962, he moved to Oshkosh, Wisconsin, and was employed by Keikhaefer “Mercury Marine” in boat testing, and returned to Lincoln Park, Michigan, in 1971 where he continued his career in office management. He later became co-owner and manager of the Oaks Restaurant in Wyandotte and Paul Bunyan Pasty Shop in Westland. Bob was employed by the Michigan Department of Mental Health Hawthorne Center as a medical transcriptionist, retiring in 1995.
Survivors include his brother, James A. (Ardis) Lyons of Menasha, WI; nieces, Deborah Bunnell and Diane Stapleton of Neenah, WI; nephews, Michael (Debbie) of Neenah, WI, and Scott (Belinda) of Appleton, WI; twelve grand nieces and nephews; one great-grand nephew; aunt and uncle, Mae and Jack Ohman of Appleton, WI; and his “forty wives” at Weight Watchers. Bob was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister-in-law, Marge Doyle Lyons.
Friends may call at the Fassbender Funeral Home on Saturday, October 27, beginning at 10:00 am. Funeral services will follow at 12:00 noon Saturday with Rev. Leon Jarvis presiding. Burial will be made in the Park Cemetery.