Robert " Bob" E. Guest

Robert E. Guest " Bob", age 81, passed away September 05, 2024. Preceded in death by his parents Harry & Elizabeth Guest, and his sister Patricia (Lorel) Galasinski. Beloved husband of Margaret Guest for 62 years. Loving father of Kevin (Beverly) Guest, Sharon (Mark) Stokes, Brian (Michelle March) Guest, Keith (Noel) Guest. Cherished grandpa of Vicki (James) Davis, Vanessa Stokes, Elizabeth (Cody) Swanigan, Jake (Rebecca) Blaufuss Stokes, Josh Stokes, Jason Stokes, Olivia Guest, Remi Guest, and Koen Guest. Loving great-grandpa of Nora, Jude, and Elias. Caring brother of Sharon Guest. Loving uncle to many nieces and nephews. Beloved friend to many. Robert was a member of the Tinley Park Police Department for 32 years. Bob retired and moved to Hamlin Lake in Ludington, Michigan, where he enjoyed the last 20 years of his life with Marge and all of his Ludington family. Bob will always be remembered for videotaping at all family and friend gatherings, for playing his harmonica with the Cats & Jammers at Custer VFW in MI and everywhere he went, especially where children were present, and for his generosity, for he was always buying things in bulk so he could give it away to every person he knew. Bob's generosity is also shown as he donated his body to the Anatomical Gift Association of Illinois for the advancement of medical science.
Memorial Gathering, Friday, September 13, 2024, from 3:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Vandenberg Funeral Home, 17248 S. Harlem Ave. Tinley Park, IL 60477. Memorial Mass September 14, 2024, at St. George Church 6707 W. 175th St, Tinley Park, IL, 10:00 a.m. mass. Interment will be Private. There will also be a memorial held in Michigan for his "Ludington" area family at a later date and time to be determined. For more information call 708-532-1635 or www.vandenbergfuneralhome.com
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Cure SMA in honor of Bob's grandson Koen Guest.
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Memorial for Ludington, MI area family and friends will be held on Saturday, September 21, 2024, at from 1:00pm to 3:00pm at the: Custer VFW Gold Bar Post 2022 State St, Custer, MI 49405 (231) 757-9665