Robert Herbert Wickman

Bob graduated from Oshkosh High School and proudly served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years and was a veteran of WW II and the Korean Conflict. After his discharge from the Military, he was a Senior Engineer at the Nevada Test Site where he worked for another 22 years. He had been a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada for 50 years.

Bob is survived by his wife of 63 years, Joan; daughters, Mary Wickman and Barbara Durazzo; son-in-law, Michael; son, Robert R. Wickman, all of Las Vegas; three grandchildren, Steven C. Wickman, (wife Tiffany), of Illinois, and Alyssa and Nicholas Durazzo of Las Vegas; and one great-grandchild, Melaney Wickman of Illinois; sister, Margaret Schmude, of Oshkosh Wisconsin; sister-in-law, Eileen Miller of North Carolina; brother-in-law, Edward Ahrens; sister-in-law, Terry; and many nieces and nephews.

There will be a visitation on April 3, 2013 at Palm Mortuary, 1600 N Jones Blvd., Las Vegas, Nevada. Burial will be a private ceremony.

In lieu of flowers, the family has requested a donation be made to:

Nathan Adelson Hospice Foundation

4131 Swenson Street, Las Vegas, Nevada 89119-6718