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Robert Wayne Vandermeid
1921 - 1994 (73 years)-
Name Robert Wayne Vandermeid Nickname Bob Birth 3 Sep 1921 Livonia, Livingston County, New York 
Gender Male Military Service 1 Jan 1943 World War II (US)
US Army
Discharged January 1945Death 10 Dec 1994 San Diego County, California Notes - Robert “Bob” W. VanderMeid died peacefully, Dec. 10, at Scripps Hospital, Chula Vista, after suffering a severe stroke the night before. Bob served with the United States Army for three years during World War II. After his military service, he graduated from Cornell’s College of Hotel Management. Bob managed the dormitories and food services at the University of Kansas before settling in Torrance, Calif., in 1954. At the time of his death, he was 73 and had been honored by the city of Los Angeles and the state of California for his outstanding service to the communities of Wilmington and San Pedro. While he owned his Terminal Insurance Company, San Pedro, he was an active member of the Rolling Hills United Methodist Church, past Vice President of the Peninsula Symphony Association, past President of the Wilmington Rotary Club (1971–1972), president of the Harbor Association of Life Underwriters, Chairman of the Wilmington Wisteria Festival (1972), sustaining member of the YMCA, President of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce (1977) and Chairman of the Mahar Advisory Board (1978). He also actively supported the Wilmington Teen Post #908, the Wilmington Boys and Girls Club, Wilmington Boys Athletic Association and the Banning High School Boosters.
Bob is survived by is wife Diane; daughter Lynne V. Ramsey; son Robert VanderMeid Jr.; stepdaughter Jennifer Longmire and brother, William and Edson VanderMeid and Edson VanderMeid of Livonia, New York.
Memorial Service for family and friends will be held Friday., Dec. 16 at 2 p.m. at the Community Congregational Church of Chula Vista, 276 F St.
(The Star-News, Chula Vista, California, Wednesday, December 14, 1994)
Person ID I52746 OurNorthernRoots Last Modified 3 Jan 2026
Father Clarence William Vandermeid, b. 24 Jan 1891, Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo County, Michigan d. 18 Nov 1972, Livonia, Livingston County, New York (Age 81 years) Mother Florence Charlotte Clapp, b. 12 Jun 1891, Livonia, Livingston County, New York d. May 1976 (Age 84 years) Marriage 24 Jan 1917 Livonia, Livingston County, New York Family ID F19222 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Louise R. Brown Marriage 3 May 1947 Kenmore, Erie County, New York Children 1. Lynn Vandermeid 2. Robert W. Vandermeid Family ID F20024 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Jan 2026
Family 2 Diane Sue MacCoy, b. ca 1934 Marriage 7 Mar 1981 Los Angeles County, California Family ID F20025 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 3 Jan 2026
- Robert “Bob” W. VanderMeid died peacefully, Dec. 10, at Scripps Hospital, Chula Vista, after suffering a severe stroke the night before. Bob served with the United States Army for three years during World War II. After his military service, he graduated from Cornell’s College of Hotel Management. Bob managed the dormitories and food services at the University of Kansas before settling in Torrance, Calif., in 1954. At the time of his death, he was 73 and had been honored by the city of Los Angeles and the state of California for his outstanding service to the communities of Wilmington and San Pedro. While he owned his Terminal Insurance Company, San Pedro, he was an active member of the Rolling Hills United Methodist Church, past Vice President of the Peninsula Symphony Association, past President of the Wilmington Rotary Club (1971–1972), president of the Harbor Association of Life Underwriters, Chairman of the Wilmington Wisteria Festival (1972), sustaining member of the YMCA, President of the Wilmington Chamber of Commerce (1977) and Chairman of the Mahar Advisory Board (1978). He also actively supported the Wilmington Teen Post #908, the Wilmington Boys and Girls Club, Wilmington Boys Athletic Association and the Banning High School Boosters.
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Birth - 3 Sep 1921 - Livonia, Livingston County, New York 
Marriage - 3 May 1947 - Kenmore, Erie County, New York 
Marriage - 7 Mar 1981 - Los Angeles County, California 
Death - 10 Dec 1994 - San Diego County, California = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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