Bokenkamp, Robert William

1921 - 2019  (98 years)

• Name	Bokenkamp, Robert William
  Birth	24 Jun 1921	Washington, Daviess County, Indiana   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BOKE.R001
  _FGRAVE	204299637
  Military Service	World War II, Lieutenant Junior Grade, United States Navy
  		United States Navy
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		United States Navy
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  Death	29 Oct 2019	Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois
  Burial	Woodlawn Cemetery, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois
  Person ID	I26818	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Bokenkamp, Harry John,   b. 10 Sep 1896, Indiana d. 21 Jul 1973 (Age 76 years)
  Mother	?, Mary D.,   b. 28 Sep 1897, Illinois d. 11 Oct 1986 (Age 89 years)
  Family ID	F11536	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 29 Oct 2019 - Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Robert William Bokenkamp, 98, passed away after a brief illness at 4:28 a.m. on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 at Carle Foundation Hospital in Urbana. Born in Washington, Indiana on June 24, 1921 to Harry J. and Mary D. (Black) Bokenkamp, Robert is survived by his wife, Alice Katherine (Birner) Bokenkamp, whom he married on August 15, 1948, as well as by three of their four children, 12 grandchildren, and 18 great-grandchildren. Robert was the eldest and last living of five brothers. Of blessed memory are: H. J. (Jack) Bokenkamp, Richard A. Bokenkamp, James W. Bokenkamp, and Donald G. Bokenkamp. The surviving children of Robert and Alice are Stephen R. Bokenkamp (Lisa Berkson) of Tempe, Arizona, Johanna B. Thies (David) of Champaign and Timothy K. Bokenkamp (Jo Ann) of Billingsley, Alabama, Mark Bokenkamp of Loudonville, Ohio died in 2016 of illness. He is survived by his spouse, Janet Marsano, and their twin daughters. Robert served honorably as Lieutenant J.G. for the U.S. Navy in the Pacific theater during the second world war. After the war, he earned degrees in Architectural Engineering and Education from Eastern Illinois University and the University of Illinois. After teaching Architectural and Engineering Drawing at Champaign High School (1946-1960), he worked at the University of Illinois where he rose to the rank of Assistant Dean of Engineering, a post he held from 1966 until his retirement in 1986. All of his adult life, Robert was a devout and active servant of the Lord in the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod. He served as president of the St. John’s congregation and on various committees. Renner-Wikoff Chapel

  
  

• Sources

  [S3999] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 24, page 12a, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=https%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.as) (Reliability: 3).