Robert Westervelt dies at 88

Robert Westervelt, age 88, of Nashua died Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, at the Tripoli Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016, at Horton Baptist Church with Rev. Stephen Moore and Rev. Jim Ackerson officiating.Interment will be held in Greenwood Cemetery, Nashua with Don DeVries, Jeff Westervelt, Don Brase, Gary Hendricks, Gary Carpenter, and Gene Carpenter serving as pallbearers.Friends may greet the family 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016, at Hugeback Johnson Funeral Home - Olson Chapel in Nashua. Visitation continues an hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday.  Online condolences for Robert's family may be left at hugebackfuneralhome.comRobert Keith Westervelt was born June 28, 1928, in Plainfield, the son of Seth and Ruby (Smith) Westervelt. Bob attended Plainfield country school through the 8th grade. He worked for an area farmer for several years. Bob was drafted into the United State Army and served as a Private First Class in the Korean War receiving the Purple Heart for Valor. He returned home after the war to Plainfield.One night Bob and a friend went to Nashua to the Theatre where he was introduced to Donna Luck. The couple were married Oct. 10, 1953, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. To this union three children, Robbie, Randy, and Mary were born.Bob worked for four years for Waverly Redi-Mixi driving cement truck in the summer and during the winter months he drove truck for Standard Oil. He then took a position with the city of Nashua where he worked for a couple of years. Bob purchased his own truck and ran a can milk route in the local area. Bob then worked for Moorman Manufacturing in Plainfield, driving a feed truck, spending 26 years with the company before retiring in 1990.Bob enjoyed the great outdoors and had a passion for hunting and fishing. He also liked bowling, dancing, and took great pride in mowing his lawn well into his 80’s. He was an active member of the Horton Baptist Church.Bob is survived by his wife of 63 years, Donna; two sons, Robbie (Kelly) Westervelt of Sumner, Randy (Nikki) Westervelt of White Cloud, MI; one daughter, Mary (Lyle) Banser of Merril, Wisc; 13 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, Paul, Leland, and Richard Westervelt; three sisters, Bernetta DeVries, Pearl Severson, and Lavonne Lantzy