Robert was born July 20, 1922 in Mahnomen, MN to William and Julia (Saice) Newton. He attended Mahnomen High School.
On December 27, 1940, he entered the Navy. He was trained as a submariner at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Chicago, IL. He was stationed at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked on December 7, 1941. He served in the Pacific theater until being honorably discharged on December 11, 1946.
He married Verla (Hoefel) Newton on September 25, 1948 in Moorhead, MN. They made their home in Moorhead, MN.
He worked for 35 years at Northwestern Bell Telephone/USWest Company until his retirement in 1983.
He was a devoted father who enjoyed helping others, gardening, fishing and hunting.
He is survived by his wife, Verla, Moorhead, MN; daughters, Roberta (Ron) Emerson, Dayton, MN, Karen Boehm (Barry Chouinard), Moorhead, MN, Karla (Craig) Johnson, Fargo, ND; sisters, Mary Donaldson, Florida, Marlys Sather, Fargo, ND, Ada (Jack) Jorgenson, Fargo, ND; grandchildren Bryan (Wendy) Emerson, Bentonville, Arkansas, Jill (Travis) Bistedau, Bloomington, MN, Nathan Johnson, Bismarck, ND.
Robert was preceded in death by his parents, William and Julia Newton, 6 brothers, Ernie, Charles, Paul, Frank, Bill, Vern; 2 sisters, June Abbott, Edith Brown.
Funeral Service: 2:00 P.M. Thursday, August 26, 2010 in Boulger Funeral Home, Fargo.
Robert was born July 20, 1922 in Mahnomen, MN to William and Julia (Saice) Newton. He attended Mahnomen High School.
On December 27, 1940, he entered the Navy. He was trained as a submariner at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center in Chicago, IL. He was stationed at Pearl Harbor when it was attacked on December 7, 1941. He served in the Pacific theater until being honorably discharged on December 11, 1946.
He married Verla (Hoefel) Newton on September 25, 1948 in Moorhead, MN. They made their home in Moorhead, MN.
He worked for 35 years at Northwestern Bell Telephone/USWest Company until his retirement in 1983.
He was a devoted father who enjoyed helping others, gardening, fishing and hunting.
He is survived by his wife, Verla, Moorhead, MN; daughters, Roberta (Ron) Emerson, Dayton, MN, Karen Boehm (Barry Chouinard), Moorhead, MN, Karla (Craig) Johnson, Fargo, ND; sisters, Mary Donaldson, Florida, Marlys Sather, Fargo, ND, Ada (Jack) Jorgenson, Fargo, ND; grandchildren Bryan (Wendy) Emerson, Bentonville, Arkansas, Jill (Travis) Bistedau, Bloomington, MN, Nathan Johnson, Bismarck, ND.
Robert was preceded in death by his parents, William and Julia Newton, 6 brothers, Ernie, Charles, Paul, Frank, Bill, Vern; 2 sisters, June Abbott, Edith Brown.
Funeral Service: 2:00 P.M. Thursday, August 26, 2010 in Boulger Funeral Home, Fargo.
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T2US NAVY
World War II
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Leonard Newton
1916–1953
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MAJ Vernon F Newton
1917–1984
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SSGT William George Newton
1918–1999
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Edith Newton Brown
1919–2003
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Paul J Newton
1921–1975
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Mary Rose Newton Donaldson
1923–2014
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CPL Ernest Newton
1925–1971
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Frank "Ditto" Newton
1926–2002
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Charles "Chuck" Newton
1927–1981
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June Ann Newton Abbott
1929–2007
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Marlyce Mae "Ping" Newton Sather
1933–2023
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