Robert Earl Lawler

October 7, 1931 - February 11, 2017

Bureau- Robert E. Lawler, 85, of Bureau, passed away on February 11, 2017 at Illinois Valley Community Hospital in Peru, IL. Robert was born on October 7, 1931 in Monmouth, IL. to Glenn and Mabel (Livesay) Lawler. He was a 1949 graduate of Muscatine High School and graduated Milwaukee Telegraph School as well. He married Lois Bunting on June 26, 1968 at the Bureau Congregational Church. He served in the United States Airforce from 1951-1955. He worked for the Rock Island Railroad and Burlington North Railroad for 43 years. Robert was a member of the Princeton Moose Lodge, Princeton Bowling Association Hall of Fame, Amvets, VFW Post #125, Morse Telegraph Club, and was the Village Treasurer for 39 years in Bureau. He is survived by his wife, Lois; Four daughters, Sandy (Tom) Spelich of Peru; Barb Brown of Washington, IL; Susan (Shannon) Jones of Morristown, TN; and Sharon (Murph) Beaber of Bureau, IL; eight grandchildren and twelve great- grandchildren. Robert was preceded in death by his parents. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, February 15, 2017 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Norberg Memorial Home in Princeton. Funeral Services will be on Thursday, February 16, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Jack Stites officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenwood Cemetery in Bureau. Memorials may be directed to the LaSalle Veterans Home. Online condolences and tributes may be left at norbergfh.com