Robert Eugene Pennington

*SERVICE UPDATE*

A graveside service will be on Friday, October 18, 2024 at 1:00 PM at Oakwood Cemetery with Military Honors.

Robert E. Pennington, 84, of Bourbon, passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2024 at Signature Healthcare of Bremen.

Robert was born on July 9, 1940 in Chicago, Illinois to Fred and Ruth (Weeks) Pennington and graduated high school in Henderson, Nevada class of 1959. After his mother’s passing, his stepmother Bernice Pennington raised him. On November 25, 1976 he married Harryetta Foreman and together they shared 47 years together.

Robert proudly served in the U.S. Navy from 1959-1962 aboard the USS Nicholas “Nick” (DD-449), a destroyer in the Pacific Reserve Fleet.

He worked at United Technologies, now Lear Technologies, in Bourbon, Indiana and State Stove in Henderson. Robert was of the Baptist faith. He enjoyed building cardboard boats, airplanes, bird houses and painting them. He would take his boats to Michigan City, Indiana to race them as he was incredibly talented with cardboard. Robert also enjoyed camping in Utah and Nevada.

Robert will be lovingly remembered by his wife Harryetta; niece Lisa Embly; nephew David Stephen; grandson Sean Pennington; great-grandson Sabastian Pennington; 7 great nieces and nephews, and many cousins.

He was preceded in passing by his parents, stepmother, sister Janice Carter, and son Russell Pennington.

The family kindly request the memorial donations to:

Kosciusko County Cancer Fund

C/O K-21 Health Foundation

1101 Park Avenue

Winona Lake, IN 46590