Robert J. Wocelka, 92, of Hines, passed away Oct. 9, at The Aspens Assisted Living Center, following a series of strokes.

Bob was born Nov. 18, 1926, in Park Falls, Wisc. He was the youngest of six children. As a youth, he worked at his older brother’s service station. On July 14, 1945, Bob married his high school sweetheart, Mildred Farley.

After serving in the Army, Bob came out west. Bob was on his way to a job in Seattle, Wash., when driving through Hines, he stopped to visit a boyhood friend who was the manager at Edward Hines Lumber Company. Forty-five years later, Bob retired from the lumber business. Bob never made it to Seattle.

Bob is survived by his wife, Mildred; daughter, Cheryl, of Reston, Va.; and son, Bob, of Hines.