Robert Lee Pleasant Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Robert Lee Pleasant, age 90, of Kalkaska, passed away on October 9th, 2017 at Kalkaska Memorial Health Center. He was born October 24th, 1926 in Chillicothe, Ohio, the 3rd of 5 children and the only son of Robert Andrew and Mary Elizabeth (Brown) Pleasant. Bob was raised in Chillicothe, Ohio and Leavenworth, Indiana. He joined the US Navy at age 17 to fight for our country during World War II. Bob was stationed on the escort destroyer ship the Earl K. Olsen, which served in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans providing escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys. After the war Bob moved north to Flint, Michigan in search of work, landing a job with Buick Motors. Bob married Freida Turner on October 26, 1946 in Flint. In 1947 Bob went to work for Dee Cramer Inc., beginning a successful 41 year career with Cramer’s. Bob retired in 1988 at age 62. In 1989 Bob and Freida moved to their retirement home on Manistee Lake in Kalkaska. Bob is survived by his wife Freida Pleasant, daughters Vickie (Larry) Rose and Mary (Tony) Przybyla, and son Robert (Karen) Pleasant; seven grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, and sisters Laura, Karleen, Grace, and Marjorie. Honoring Bob’s request, there will be no visitation or service. Private interment will be at Coldsprings Twp. Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made in Bob's honor to UMCOR Hurricane Relief. Arrangements were entrusted to Kalkaska Funeral Home and Cremation Services. UMCOR – US Disaster Relief Please make checks payable to: Advance GCFA P.O. Box 9068 New York, NY 10087-9068 Please note in the memo line: Advance 901670

Robert Lee Pleasant

October 24, 1926 - October 9, 2017