Robert Harding Rose1

M, #2702, b. circa 1907, d. May 25, 1983
Pedigree
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Family

Dr. Ruth Graesser Wittler b. Jul 19, 1918, d. Oct 5, 1999

Chronological Events

Marriage* Robert Harding Rose married Dr. Ruth Graesser Wittler, daughter of John P. Wittler and Emma C. Graesser.1 
Birth*circa 1907 Robert Harding Rose was born circa 1907 at Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia, United States.1 
Death*May 25, 1983 He died on May 25, 1983 at Anne Arundel General Hospital, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.1 
ObituaryJun 1, 1983  OBITUARY: A Mass of Christian Burial for Robert Harding Rose, a retired patent examiner, was offered Saturday, May 27, 1983, at St. Mary’s Church in Annapolis.

Mr. Rose, who was 76 and lived in Bay Ridge since the mid-1930s, died last Wednesday after a short illness at Anne Arundel General Hospital.

He retired in 1966 as a supervisory primary patent examiner in the Patent Office in Washington. A specialist in patents on electronic devices, he had been a patent examiner since 11930.

During World War II, he served as an officer in Naval Intelligence and retired in 1959 from a Naval Reserve unit in Washington as a commander.

A native of Washington, he obtained a degree in electrical engineering from Catholic University in 11929 and graduated from the Georgetown University Law School in 1935.

He was a member of the board of Bay Ridge Civic Association, which he served as a vice president and, for many years, as treasurer.

Fond of motor-boating on the Chesapeake Bay, he was a member of the United States Power Squadron.

As a young man, he was active as an amateur radio operator and was a member of the American Radio Relay League.

He is survived by his wife, the former Ruth Wittler.

Published in The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland - 1 June 1983.1
 
Burial*Jun 3, 1983 He was buried on Jun 3, 1983 at Woodlawn Cemetery, Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland, United States.2

Military *

 

Listed as a Military Veteran who served in wartime combat in World War 2.

 

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