After the passing of his mother, Bob joined the navy. He fought in the Korean War as a gunners mate the six years he served.
Bob was a hunter, a fisherman and an all around great outdoorsman. He truly loved the family camping trips to the Beckler River. It was important to him to teach the children about fire building, fishing, target shooting and especially respect for the great outdoors.
Of the jobs he held, his favorite was working in the Sears Catalog Plant where he met Kathie. They have two children: Bobby (Noelle) and Karianne (Dann, Faith and Colton).
Bob loved being a Seafair Pirate! He spent many years running parades and supporting our communities. He was elected Captain Kidd in 1980.
Besides his immediate family Bob leaves behind his children: Della Cort, Kathy Kubec (Joe), Bridget Salonen, Bob Salonen (Ann), Sharon Salonen, Amy Shaw (Brian) and his first wife Aloha Salonen. He also leaves many grandchildren, great grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at Forest Lawn Funeral Home on Monday, July 1,2019 at 1:00 PM. They are located at 6701 30th Ave SW. Graveside services with military honors to follow at 2:00 PM. A reception will be held at 3:00 PM at Youngstown Cultural Center: 4408 Delridge Way SW
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