With Bob there was never a dull moment, he would always make me laugh.  I am grateful for the friendship that we had.  I loved the stories that we shared, especially the ones that made you realize just how small the world is and that God had a plan to put people in your lives for a reason.  One of the stories that stands out the most, is the one that Bob told me when he used to work for Barnum & Bailey circus.  How his job was to move the animals from place to place.  At the same time, he was doing that my grandfather was also working for Barnum & Bailey Circus, only his job was to tear down the tents and set up the tents at the next town.  They never knew each other, but God put two men on the same path and put both of them in my life.  I feel very blessed.  Like my grandfather, Bob did many things for me including helping me get my snow plowing business going by graciously turning over his customers to me.  I now have many more thanks to his helping start.  Thank you Bob! I truly miss you and will always remember our times spent together.  Say hello to my family up there.  
Your friend always, 
Woody Hillis


I’m so sad to hear of my “uncles passing” you see I didn’t get a Christmas card this year and started to look up where he lived to take a drive to ask where’s my card. We only communicated this way for years but I always knew he wanted to hear from me.
My uncle has so many memories for me. From my childhood he and aunt Brenda were friends with my parents. We would go to there home every weekend the laughter in that house was non-stop. They would play with us kids and some of the games were crazy and child services would be called today. At night we would drive to troll bridge and one of the parents would jump out and scare us to death.

When my parents got divorced he was there , I remember going to get a Christmas tree with him on a farm. He pulled us on a sled and Tonya was on his shoulders. 
This man was a giant to me. I loved him deeply. 

My favorite story is ....When he captured a house pet bunny in the alleyway and brought it to the consignment shop and place the bunny in a box....Well the bunny escaped and was loose for a couple of days roaming in the store....🤭....and as you can imagine there were a bunch of hiding places a Bunny could hide ... Anyhow the bunny did show up when it got hungry like Bob said it would do.......And he did find the bunny a home..
He will be missed in the community 🙏 

We will cherish all our precious memories of Bob. I loved our every Sunday dinners with Bob and Brenda   I knew we were in for good stories and lots of laughter.  He was my brother from a different mother.  Each child that came into the family was loved and  cared for with compassion and Gods love. May His soul rest in the peace that God promises.  Love to all 

We enjoyed getting to know Bob and his family when he attended Fremont United Methodist church-he did a great job with the children’s story-so sorry to hear of his loss-God Bless his family.

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Robert W. "Bob" Szelepski Jr.

August 9, 1948 – May 11, 2022

Beams Funeral Home

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