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Robert J Conger

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Robert J Conger Veteran

Birth
Michigan, USA
Death
21 Dec 2002 (aged 78)
Harbor Beach, Huron County, Michigan, USA
Burial
Harbor Beach, Huron County, Michigan, USA Add to Map
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Tuesday, December 24, 2002

Robert Conger
Robert J. Conger, 78, of Harbor Beach passed away Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002, at the Bon Secour Nursing Center in Sterling Heights following a short illness. Born in Detroit on Nov. 3, 1924, he was the son of the late Alpheus and Zerelda (Stockton) Conger.

He was a veteran of World War II serving in the US Army Air Corps. Robert attended Wayne State University in Detroit and was a pioneer in FM radio and television in the country. He opened his own advertising agency in 1976 and successfully created radio, television, magazine and billboard advertising for a variety of clients.

After his retirement in 1990 to Harbor Beach, he became active in Zion Lutheran Church. He served as an elder and was teaching a Bible class until two years ago. Robert is survived by [edited for privacy.

Private family services will be conducted in the Ramsey Funeral Home in Harbor Beach with the Rev. Mark Girardin, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Harbor Beach, officiating. Burial will be in the Rock Falls Cemetery of Harbor Beach.

A memorial service will be conducted in the St. Thomas Lutheran Church in Eastpointe in January. Memorials may be given to Zion Lutheran Church through the Ramsey Funeral Home, who handled arrangements.

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Father: Alpheus George Conger b: 9 Oct 1887 in Brushton, Franklin, New York, United States
Mother: Zerelda Stockton b: abt 1890 in New York

Married: Dorothy C Fuhrman b: 22 November 1925 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Death 7 June 2002 in Harbor Beach, Huron, Michigan, USA
Tuesday, December 24, 2002

Robert Conger
Robert J. Conger, 78, of Harbor Beach passed away Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002, at the Bon Secour Nursing Center in Sterling Heights following a short illness. Born in Detroit on Nov. 3, 1924, he was the son of the late Alpheus and Zerelda (Stockton) Conger.

He was a veteran of World War II serving in the US Army Air Corps. Robert attended Wayne State University in Detroit and was a pioneer in FM radio and television in the country. He opened his own advertising agency in 1976 and successfully created radio, television, magazine and billboard advertising for a variety of clients.

After his retirement in 1990 to Harbor Beach, he became active in Zion Lutheran Church. He served as an elder and was teaching a Bible class until two years ago. Robert is survived by [edited for privacy.

Private family services will be conducted in the Ramsey Funeral Home in Harbor Beach with the Rev. Mark Girardin, pastor of Zion Lutheran Church in Harbor Beach, officiating. Burial will be in the Rock Falls Cemetery of Harbor Beach.

A memorial service will be conducted in the St. Thomas Lutheran Church in Eastpointe in January. Memorials may be given to Zion Lutheran Church through the Ramsey Funeral Home, who handled arrangements.

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Father: Alpheus George Conger b: 9 Oct 1887 in Brushton, Franklin, New York, United States
Mother: Zerelda Stockton b: abt 1890 in New York

Married: Dorothy C Fuhrman b: 22 November 1925 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
Death 7 June 2002 in Harbor Beach, Huron, Michigan, USA


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  • Created by: Zoe Tom
  • Added: Sep 1, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58070623/robert_j-conger: accessed ), memorial page for Robert J Conger (3 Nov 1924–21 Dec 2002), Find a Grave Memorial ID 58070623, citing Rock Falls Cemetery, Harbor Beach, Huron County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by Zoe Tom (contributor 47000374).