Robert S. Russ

Robert S. Russ died Friday, July 15, 2005 at his home in Cordova with his family at his side. He was 72. Born on January 10, 1933 in Easton, Maryland, raised on the Chenar Farm by his father and grandparents, he was the son of the late James Sigman Russ and Sara Elizabeth Whiteley Russ. He graduated from Easton High School in 1951. In his early twenties he embarked on a lifelong career in farming and construction work, employed by Hallock Construction Company and later Anderson and Fleming Home Builders. In 1953 he and his wife bought a farm in Cordova where he farmed for the past 53 years. In 1970 he started his own construction company known as Russ Builders, Inc. which he operated until 1996 when he semi retired. He later worked for the State Highway Administration in Easton doing construction. He loved to go fishing with his family while camping in Chincoteague, Virginia. Enjoying a day at the beach in the summertime, goose hunting in the winter time and enjoyed racing harness horses as a hobby. He was a devoted husband to his wife, a devoted father to his six children and a devoted Pop-Pop to his ten grandchildren. He was a member of Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Parish where he served as an usher for many years, a member of the Knights of Columbus, Elks, Ruritan and the Farm Bureau. He is survived by his wife, Regina of 53 years whom he married in May 1952, five children Robert Leo Russ and his wife Candy, Theresa Russ, Kenneth James Russ and his wife Sue, Rose Marie Rice and her husband Dan and Michael William Russ and his wife Marilou, all of Cordova. Ten grandchildren, Derek Russ, Sara Rice, Megan Russ, Michael Russ, Katie Russ, Daniel Rice, Jamie Russ, Alyssa Russ, Rebecca Russ and Michaela Russ; a stepmother Magadeline “Reds” Russ and two half brothers Larry and Wesley Russ all of Easton. In addition to his parents he was predeceased in death by a son, Gannon Joseph Russ and a grandson Anthony James Rice. A Funeral Liturgy will be celebrated on Wednesday, July 20, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Cordova, Maryland. Friends may call on Tuesday, July 19, 2005 from 6 – 8 p.m. at the Fellows, Helfenbein and Newnam Funeral Home, P. A. in Easton, MD where there will be a Recitation of the Rosary at 7:45 p.m. Burial will be at Spring Hill Cemetery, Easton. Memorial donations may be made to Sts. Peter and Paul School, 900 High Street, Easton, MD 21601.