Robert Walter Linge

Robert Walter Linge age 96 passed away peacefully in the Boulder City hospital on February 23, 2019. He was born in Overton, Nv on June 18, 1922. He grew up in Las Vegas and graduated from Las Vegas High School. He entered into the service in the United States Army serving in World War II from 1942 to 1946 as a Corporal in the 43rd Air Supply Squadron serving in England. He married Jo Ann Fisher on February 5, 1949. They had one child Mark Westley Linge. He worked at First National Bank of Nevada right out of High School and retired from Valley Bank of Las Vegas as an assistant manager. He loved geology and took many trips walking through the hills of Nevada. He served as a Bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in the 2nd Ward and in the 37th Ward. He served as a Stake Patriarch in the Las Vegas East Stake for 10 years giving 250 patriarchal blessings. He also served in the Las Vegas LDS temple as an ordinance worker for several years. His beloved wife Jo Ann passed away September 1998 and his son Mark followed in 2016. The most important things in his life was the Lord, his family and his love of America. He served as a wonderful example to his family and to all that he met as a kind, honest and loving man. His intelligence was legendary and his favorite thing was to recite by memory songs, poems and stories. All those who sorrow for his loss will find joy and comfort in knowing he is now united with his loved ones.