Robert Earl Shuck

Robert Earl (Bob) Shuck Bob passed away on January 19, 2018, at the VA Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, from complications from Influenza. Bob was born January 8, 1925, on a farm in Prairie Township in Tipton County Indiana, to Frederick Earl Shuck and Gladys Mae Campbell. Bob attended Galveston High School and Graduated from Kokomo High School in 1943. After Graduation he enlisted in the Army Air Corp and attended Oklahoma A&T during his training. He was stationed in the Philippines and New Guinea with the Army Air Corp during WW II. After returning home from the War, he went to work for Haynes Stellite (now Hayne International). Later that year he met the love of his life Guyneth Rose. Bob and Guyneth were married at her parent’s farm on January 31,1947 (which was the Farm where Bob was born before her parents purchased it). Bob and Guyneth had two sons, Douglas Shuck (Terry), Ft. Meyers Florida, and Bruce Shuck, Red Feather Lakes, Colorado. They raised their sons on a Farm in Prairie Township in Tipton County Indiana. In 1999 Bob and Guyneth relocated to Salt Lake City where their son Bruce lived, Guyneth passed away in 2004. In 2015, Bob and Bruce retired to the Mountains of Colorado living in Red Feather Lakes. Bob is survived by both Sons, a brother Larry Henry, four Grand Children: Laura Lytle (Andy), Kevin Shuck Peterson (Patricia), Aricka Shuck, and Nicholas Shuck; and three great-grandchildren. Additionally, he is survived by numerous beloved nieces and nephews, and extended family members. Bob was preceded in death by his wife Guyneth, and four siblings: Mary (McCoy), George, Gene, and Richard. The Funeral will be held Thursday, January 25, 2018, at St. Vincent DePaul Catholic Parish (1375 East Spring Hill Lane, Salt Lake City), Rev. John Norman Officiating. The Viewing will be held from 10-11AM, Funeral 11AM-12PM, Lunch at 12PM and Internment at 1:30 PM at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park (3401 Highland Drive, Salt Lake City, Utah). In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Bruce Shuck Family Native American Scholarship for the support of Native American students at Indiana University. Please make memorial gifts payable to IU Foundation. Please indicate “In memory of Robert Earl Shuck”, and “Bruce Shuck Family Native American Scholarship” on your gift. Mail to: IU Foundation, PO Box 500, Bloomington, IN 47402.

Robert Earl Shuck

January 8, 1925 - January 19, 2018