Robert P. Grim, 74 years, of Schnecksville, passed away October 18, 2012, at the Inpatient Hospice Unit of Lehigh Valley Hospital, after a long and courageous battle with kidney cancer. He was married to Judith B. (Piper) Grim for 53 years last February. Born in Kempton, he was a son of Paul C. and Edna L. (Wert) Grim.
Bob worked as a stone cutter for Wenz Memorials for several years and then as a truck jockey for Alpo for 27 years, retiring in 1988. After retiring, Bob started his own business, Grim's Landscaping in Schnecksville. He was a member of Jordan Lutheran Evangelical Church, in Orefield where he served as an usher.
Survivors: Wife, daughter, Deborah, wife of Don Yurconic of Chesterton, Indiana, sons; Robert of New Ringgold, Jason of New Tripoli, sisters; Dorothy, widow of Clifford Beitler of Fogelsville, Mildred, wife of Warren Newhard of Schnecksville, Helen, widow of Paul Wessner of Lenhartsville, Ruth Billig and companion Evan Saltzer of Orefield, Shirley, wife of Donald Horning of Orefield, and Carol, wife of John Ashe of Durham, NC, grandchildren; Senior Airman Michael, Megan, Justin and Nicholas Grim and Tatiana and Katerina Yurconic, many nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his son William R.
Memorial Service: 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, October 23, at Jordan Lutheran Church, 5103 Snowdrift Rd., Orefield with the Rev. Herbert H. Michel, D.D. officiating. Visitation will be on Monday October 22 from 6 to 8 P.M. at Keller Funeral Homes, Inc., 1018 Church St., Fogelsville and Tuesday from 10 to 11 A.M. in the Church. Interment, Church Cemetery.
Contributions to be made to Church Memorial Fund, 5103 Snowdrift Rd., Orefield, 18069 or to Lehigh Valley Hospice, PO Box 689, Allentown, 18103. Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.KellerFuneralHomes.com.