Robert Fausz

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Robert D. "Bob" Fausz, 70, of Perryville died Saturday, March 8, 2003, at Southeast Missouri Hospital.

He was born Nov. 24, 1932, in Prairie du Rocher, Ill., son of George N. and Imelda Bievenue Fausz Jr. He and Angela Henneman were married July 28, 1951, in Perryville.

He had been a heavy equipment operator and the owner and operator of Bob's Auto Service in Perryville.

He was a member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Perryville, where he served as an usher, and he was also a third-degree Knight of Columbus.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Edward and the Rev. Kevin P. Fausz of Perryville; three daughters, Brenda DeWilde, Jan Brown and Joy Best, all of Perryville; a sister, Aevan Deterding of Prairie du Rocher; 11 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Miller Family Funeral Home in Perryville, with a parish wake with the Knights of Columbus at 7 p.m. Visitation will also be from 6:30 to 11:20 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, with the rosary recited at 10 a.m. Funeral will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church with the Rev. Kevin Fausz officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery.