Rev. Robert Allan Willie

Our Saviour Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the Gospel. Let us remember with thanksgiving what God has done through His servant, Robert Allan Willie. Robert Willie was given life by his Creator and was born on December 18, 1944 in Edmonton, Alberta. He was the child of Robert George Willie and Noreen Maxine Mary O’Hunter. On January 28, 1945 he received the gift of Holy Baptism at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Edmonton, and became a child of God. On April 9, 1961 he publicly confessed his faith and was confirmed at Magnus Kirche in Worms, Germany and was given the confirmation memory text: “Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.” (Rev. 2:10) Robert received the precious gift of the Lord’s life-giving body and blood. On July 29, 1972 Robert received the gift of a beloved companion in his wife, Joann Loppnow. This union was blessed with the gifts of Julie and Jennifer, his beloved daughters. God blessed his life with many special people as he served as pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Glendale, Wisconsin, St. Andrew Lutheran Church in Van Horne, Iowa and during his 31 years as pastor here at Trinity Lutheran Church in Duncan. He was also blessed to serve the Vancouver Island Circuit as Circuit Counsellor for 20 years. His greatest joy was to preach the Gospel and to bring God’s Word to his members in times of sorrow or joy. After years of failing health, on October 15, 2024, our Lord, in his infinite wisdom, granted Robert a holy and peaceful death and took him home to rest in the arms of Jesus to await the resurrection of the dead. Those who mourn his departure but rejoice in his entrance into eternal life are his wife, Joann; his daughter, Jennifer; his daughter Julie and her husband, Paul, and three precious grandchildren, Paige, Alexander, and Ethan; his sister, Sandra Trott and her husband, Robert; his sister, Patricia O’Keefe, his sister-in-law, Sandra Amundson; numerous nieces and nephews and many friends. His mortal remains will be laid to rest at Mountain View Cemetery in Duncan, there to await the glorious resurrection. We give thanks to God our Father through Jesus Christ, our Lord, for our brother Robert and for the great blessing he was in so many lives. Blessed are those who die in the Lord.

Christ is arisen, and we also shall arise!