Robert Benjamin Vojvoda

Robert Benjamin Vojvoda of St. Michaels, formerly of Riverhead, NY died at the University Hospital, Baltimore on Saturday, September 25, 1999. He was 72. Born in South Hampton, New York, he was the son of the late Anton F. and Anastasia Rhuby Vojvoda. After graduating from Riverhead High School in 1944 he attended Middleburg College in Mass. He served in the U.S. Naval Reserve from 1944 until his honorable discharge from the Naval Aviation Cadet Program in January 1946. While residing in New York, he established Vojvoda Drycleaning Business in Riverhead in 1953 which he operated until being elected to the office of Supervisor for the Town of Riverhead in 1962. He also served on the Board of Supervisors for Suffolk County, New York. In 1970 Mr. Vojvoda and his family moved to St. Michaels. He joined the local realtor, Earle B. Wood, Jr. in a real estate office in Easton as a salesman. He later obtained his Broker License and established St. Michaels Realty in which he was active until the time of his death. A member of the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee for St. Michaels Bank for 20 years he also served on the Board of Trustees for the Wildfowl Trust for North America in Grasonville, MD. He was a long time member of Rotary International, a sponsor of Ducks Unlimited Inc. and an avid supporter of the Waterfowl Festival in Easton since its inception. Mr. Vojvoda is survived by his wife, the former Antoinette K. Penney whom he married November 1960; a son, Robert A. Vojvoda of Charlotte, NC; three daughters, Sylvia Penny of Southold, NY, Ruth Capranica of St. Michaels and Margaret Harrison of Bozman; two sisters, Frances Rogers of Cutchogue, NY and Marion Vojvoda of Riverhead, NY; 11 grandchildren and one great grandchild. He was pre-deceased by two sisters, Augusta Schoenborn and Ann Herman and a brother, Anton F. Vojvoda. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, September 30, 1999 at 11:00 AM at the Fellows, Helfenbein & Newnam Funeral Home, Easton. Burial will be at the South Hampton Cemetery, South Hampton, NY at a later date. Memorial donations may be made to the St. Michaels Volunteer Fire Dept. Rescue Squad, St. Michaels, MD 21663.