WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Mr. Robert Lewis Chesbro, 94, of North Adams and a winter resident of Boynton Beach, Fla., died Sunday Aug. 7, 2016, at Williamstown Commons.    



He was born in Clarksburg, Mass, on July 10, 1922, son of Harry L. and Effie (Clark) Chesbro. He attended Clarksburg schools and graduated from Drury High School with the class of 1940.

 

Robert was first employed by JJ Newberry Co. as assistant manager in its Rival Foods Dept. and later worked for Worthmore Feeds in North Adams as a bookkeeper. He then went to Claremont, N.H., to work as a manager for Rival Foods.



Robert was inducted into the U.S. Army Air Corps in October of 1942 and discharged as a corporal in September 1945.  While in the service, he served in England, France, Belgium and Germany and received the Good Conduct Medal, Distinguished Unit Badge and the European African Middle Eastern Theater Campaign Ribbon. Following his discharge, he worked for Worthmore Feeds as a bookkeeper and later manager in Winchester, N.H.



On October 19, 1946, he married Cecelia J. Seroka at the rectory of St. Michael's Church in Ashuelot, N.H., and lived in Winchester until 1957.  At that time, they moved to Williamstown, Mass. Robert started to work at the US Post Office in Williamstown in 1960 as a letter carrier and retired in 1977 after 17 years of service. They spent winters in Florida and summers at their home on Windsor Lake in North Adams.



Robert was a member of VFW Post 3968 in Winchester, N.H.; American Legion Post #152 of Williamstown; the National Association of Rural Letter Carriers; the National Association of Retired Federal Employees; the Mountain Club of Adams; and the Moose Club #46 of Lake Worth, Fla. He was a communicant of Sts. Patrick and Raphael Church in Williamstown and St. Thomas More Church in Boynton Beach, Fla.



Robert was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather. He enjoyed his family, walking, hunting, fishing, horse-racing, reading and travel. He was a Boston Red Sox baseball fan.



His wife, Cecelia Jane (Seroka) Chesbro, died June 16, 2016.  



Survivors include one son, attorney Robert L. Chesbro Jr. and his wife Liz of Williamstown; one daughter, Linda Jean Chesbro of Williamstown; five grandchildren, Robert V. Chesbro, Samuel Whitney, Matthew Feldeworth, Kaitlin Gallese and Julie Washburn; several great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews.



He was predeceased by his daughter, Jane Feldeworth; his grandson, V. Robert Chesbro; and two sisters and six brothers, including Dorothy Chesbro and Katherine King and Philip, Norman, Ralph, Kenneth, Harry and Forest Chesbro. The Chesbro family would like to thank the staff at Williamstown Commons for their wonderful care and kindness.



Funeral notice: The funeral for Robert L. Chesbro will be Thursday, Aug. 10, 2016, at 1 p.m. at Flynn & Dagnoli-Montagna Home for Funerals, West Chapel, 521 West Main St., North Adams. Burial will follow in Eastlawn cemetery.



A calling hour will be held Thursday from noon to 1 p.m. Memorial donations may be made to the Berkshire Humane Society in care of the funeral home.