Robert "Bob" Linck

Robert “Bob” Linck, 81, of Belleville, IL, born July 19, 1928 in Mascoutah, IL, died Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009 at Four Fountains Convalescent Center in Belleville, IL.


Bob was a service manager for Auffenburg Ford in Belleville, IL for 35 years, and a Korean War Army veteran.


He was preceded in death by his parents, Edwin H. and Amelia M., nee Schaefer, Linck; five brothers, Ralph, Edgar, Elmer, Edwin “Woots”, and one in infancy; a sister, Wilma Linck in infancy; and a stepson, Charles Jones.


He is survived by his wife, Ottilie “Tillie”, nee Hollweg, Linck whom he married in Las Vegas, NV on Sept. 20, 1999; three stepchildren, James Jones of Greensboro, NC, Teresa (Robert) Hobson of Blythe, GA, and Barb (Dennis) Starrett of Lenzburg, IL; six step-grandchildren; four sisters, Violet Hund of Lebanon, IL, Arlene Lang of Venedy, IL, Delores Hobbs of Mascoutah, IL, and June (Vincent) Birkner of Lakeland, FL; sisters-in-law, Carol Linck and Dorothy Linck; and numerous nieces and nephews.


Memorials may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, or to Heartland Hospice.


Visitation: Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 29, 2009 at the Moll Funeral Home in Mascoutah, IL.


Funeral: Graveside services will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 30, 2009 at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, MO.