George Robert (Bob) Hargreaves

Bob Hargreaves of Black Butte Ranch died on April 21. He was 89.

He was born on March 31, 1917, in Detroit, Michigan, to Robert and Jeannette Hargreaves. He graduated from Williams College in Massachusetts in 1938. He worked from 1936 to 1941 at National Bank of Detroit. he served in the U.S. Navy from 1941 to 1946. He worked briefly for Ford Motor Company in 1946, then for United Laboratories until 1950.

From 1950 to 1976 he worked for Towne Paulson company in Pasadena, California.

He was a 21-year resident of Central Oregon and a 21-year member of Sisters Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration. He enjoyed sports, especially golf and tennis.

He is survived by his wife Mary Moore Hargreaves; sons Bruce, William, Richard and Jeffrey Hargreaves; stepson Richard Moore; daughters Anne Mealiffe and Nancy Kettenhofen; stepdaughters Polly Moore and Meg Duvall; sister Ruth Backhurst.

He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother and his first wife Dorothy.

Memorial contributions may be made to Sisters Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration.