Robert A. Vossler passed away at his home in Oregon on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, at the age of 75, after battling cancer.
Born to Joyce Patterson Vossler and W L “Dub” Vossler on October 7, 1948. Bob as he was fondly known, grew up in Fillmore. As a little boy he lived a cowboy fantasy, riding his stick horse thru the neighborhood. He was never without his Hopalong Cassidy six shooter sagging around his waist or his floppy black felt cowboy hat and boots. Had it been allowed, he would have slept in all of it. Bob attended all the Fillmore schools K-12, graduating Fillmore High School in 1967. He participated in football, basketball and track. He then went to Ventura College for 2 years.
Bob enjoyed the outdoors and made numerous trips to the Sierras, namely Bridgeport area to camp, fish, hunt and relax beside Robinson Creek with family and friends.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army in January 1969. After 8 weeks of training at Ft. Leonardwood, MO, for combat engineering, he volunteered for Special Forces and entered airborne training at Ft. Benning, GA as a paratrooper. On August 16, 1969, Bob received his Green Beret classification. Due to a knee injury, he had to leave the Green Berets and went into the 82nd Airborne Regiment at Ft. Bragg, NC, 307th Engineering Battalion. He was honorably discharged November 1971, as SGT E-5. He was in the reserves for another 4 years.
With military service now over, Bob started his career in the electric power industry. First job with SoCal Edison in Frazier Park. He then transferred his job to Palmdale where he met his future wife, Sherry Banta. They were married October 1977. While working for Edison, he had the chance to go to work for Aramco in Saudi Arabia. Sherry had to stay behind the first year but was finally able to join Bob. They lived at the large Aramco compound in ABQAIQ for about 9 years before coming back to the U.S. They were able to travel extensively while at Aramco, as the policy was “work a month, off a month”. On those off months, they could go anywhere on the globe, and so Bob figured he had probably been around the world 7 times.
Bob and Sherry resided/worked in Texas and Oklahoma for a few years before locating in Oregon, where Bob was the electric power grid operator for the city of Eugene and surrounding areas. After a long career in the electric business, retirement called his name in 2014. They settled in the little town of Fall Creek, Oregon overlooking the small river of Fall Creek-a culmination of almost 30 years in Oregon.
Bob is survived by his loving wife of 46 years, Sherry. Also, by sisters Linda (Jerry) Crockett and Nancy (Ray) Cervantez of Fillmore, plus 2 nieces and 2 nephews on the Vossler side. Also, Gary Banta of Palmdale, Bobs father-in-law, and sisters-in-law Tamra and Susan and several nieces and nephews of the Banta family. Bob was preceded in death by his parents Joyce and Dud Vossler.
A memorial service for Bob is being held at Sherrys church in Fall Creek, Oregon. A military graveside service will be held at Bardsdale Cemetery, Fillmore, on Thursday, July 18, 2024, at 11:00 a.m. We invite family and friends to join us as we honor Bob