Robert Pohlabel

ROBERT L. "BOB" POHLABEL, 55, of Mansfield, Ohio, formerly of Lima, Ohio, Shelby, Ohio and Kansas City, Kansas, died at 6:50 a.m. August 12, 2004, at his residence. He was born December 2, 1948, in Lima, Ohio to Robert J. and Donna L. Winter Pohlabel, who preceded him in death. He married Joyce Kayser, who survives in Mansfield, Ohio. Mr. Pohlabel worked for Sprint Telephone Co. for 35 years in Lima, Ohio. He was transferred from Lima, Ohio to the Mansfield, Ohio office in 1991, making his home in Shelby, Ohio. In 1999, he was transferred to the corporate staff in Kansas City, Kansas, where he and his wife lived until his illness. They then returned to Mansfield, Ohio so they could be closer to their sons. He was a member of St. Charles Catholic Church. Survivors also include two sons, Eric (Heather) Pohlabel of Shelby, Ohio and David (Shannon) Pohlabel of Mansfield, Ohio; three grandchildren, Caleb L. Good, Nathan Polachek and Micaela Pohlabel; and four sisters, Donna Marie (Don) Smith of Lima, Ohio, Marilyn Kay (Oliver) Smith of Findlay, Ohio, Elaine Ann Pohlabel-Anderson of Lafayette, Ohio, and Mary H. (Bill) Stonehill of Elida, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Cecilia M. Pfenning, who died in 1975. Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Charles Catholic Church. Father David Richey will officiate. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. today at Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home, where a wake service will be held at 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of North Central Ohio, 1605 County Road 1095, Ashland, OH 44805. Condolences may be expressed at www.chamberlainhuckeriede.com