Robert E. Dufour
September 23, 1927 ~ November 10, 2014
ATTN: OCAW Local 675 (3M) Loving Husband and Father Age 87 of White Bear Township Passed away peacefully surrounded by family on November 10th, 2014. Retired 3M employee after 43 years. Preceded in death by son, Robert E. Dufour III. Survived by wife of 64 years, Marie; son, Jim (Barb); and Grandpas Girl, Dakota; sisters, Betty Weight, Sylvia Neumann, Judith Nepstad; nieces; nephews; other relatives and friends. Funeral service 11 AM Monday November 17th at Roberts Family Funeral Home, 555 SW Centennial Drive, Forest Lake with a visitation one hour prior to service. Interment with military honors at Fort Snelling National Cemetery.
On behalf of the Forest Lake American Legion Post 225, we give thanks for Robert’s military service to our nation.
Uncle Bob was never without a great story, we always learned something new and interesting, or had a good laugh as he told us of his past experiences. Lots of good memories ! Bob was a great man who could do most anything, I will miss him very much.
I am so sorry to hear about Bob’s passing. Bob was a great example of what it meant to be a “good guy”. He will always be someone that I respect and admire. I always enjoyed visiting with him at Jim and Barb’s house. I will cherish the memories.
“Those we love don’t go away. They wait beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near. Still loved, still missed and very dear.”
” Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love leaves a memory no one can steal.
-From a headstone in Ireland.
I’m so terribly sorry for your loss. Death is something that humans were never meant to experience, the pain that we experience when we lose a loved one is something that is simply unnatural. Psalms 37:29 says 29 “The righteous will possess the earth, And they will live forever on it.” God’s original purpose for humankind was to live forever in a paradise earth with no sickness or death. An “abundance of peace” as psalms 37:10 brings out. Though the world we love in is horrible and we experience pain on a daily basis there is some good news, the bible promises something truly amazing at revelation 21:4 it says “And he will wipe out every tear from their eyes, and death will be no more,neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore. The former things have passed away.” So death, sickness, pain and every kind of sorrow will be wiped out but what about those who have already died? John 5:28,29 says of those ones “Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice 29 and come out, those who did good things to a resurrection of life, and those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment.” So these ones will be resurrected to an earth filled with peace. For more information on this subject please visit http://www.jw.org and fill out the online request for a free bible study. Here’s the link: https://www.jw.org/en/free-bible-study/