ROBERT T. SCHRUM
LIMESTONE & PINELLAS PARK, FL

Limestone & Pinellas, FL - Robert T. Schrum, 84, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, August 3, 2022. He was the oldest child of Robert and Emily Boyer Schrum and grew up in Austintown, Ohio.

He graduated Fitch High School in 1956 and joined the U.S. Air Force in 1958. He served proudly for more than 30 years, attained the rank of Chief Master Sergeant, and retired as the Civil Engineering Structural Superintendent at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. He and his wife, Sharon, retired to Limestone, Maine and he worked another 10 years at S.W. Collins in Caribou, Maine. Bob (Tom to his siblings) was a 31 year member of St. Louis Parish in Limestone, where he was a Lector and Eucharistic Minister. He and Sharon volunteered with the parish, doing funeral hospitality for several years. He was a life member of the Disabled American Veterans Smart Ricker Chapter 10 in Presque Isle, Maine. He took it as his personal responsibility to ensure that the flag above the local Veteran’s Memorial was always waving. Growing up in Austintown, he was an avid roller-skater and long-time member of 4-H, with many blue ribbons as proof. He loved spending time in his workshop, crafting wood working masterpieces and sharing his knowledge with his children and grandchildren.

Bob is survived by his wife of 61 years, Sharon; his children Patti (James Bynum) Schrum of Bedford, KY; Tammy (Russell) Adamson of Springfield, OH; Tom (Lisa) Schrum of N. Las Vegas, NV; stepdaughter Ann Virgin of Frederick, MD; granddaughters Jordin and Sydney Schrum of N. Las Vegas, NV; grandsons Zachary and Justin Adamson of Springfield, OH; great-granddaughter JJ Kinney of N. Las Vegas, NV; sisters Kathy (Ron) Gerberry of Austintown; Barb (Paul) Metzendorf of Howland, OH; brother Jim (Cindi) Schrum of Greensboro, NC; and numerous nieces and nephews, all of whom thought he was the best. He was preceded in death by his parents Robert and Emily Schrum and sisters Ruth Trask and Diane Schrum.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, 11:00 a.m. at the Parish of the Precious Blood, St. Louis Catholic Church, 100 Main Street, Limestone. A time of continued fellowship will follow in the church reception hall. Interment will take place at 2:00 p.m. at the Northern Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Caribou. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the Disabled American Veterans (DAV), Box 14301, Cincinnati, OH 45250-0301 or the American Red Cross, P.O. Box 37839, Boone, Iowa 50037-0839. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Giberson-Dorsey Funeral Home and Cremation Service, 144 Main Street, Fort Fairfield. Online condolences may be expressed at www.gibersondorseyfuneralhome.com .