Robert “Papa” White, age 65, of Bradley was reunited with his son in Heaven on Tuesday, January 4, 2022.
Cremation rites have been accorded. A memorial visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until the 11 a.m. memorial Mass on Thursday, January 13, 2022, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bradley. Inurnment will follow at All Saints Cemetery in Bourbonnais.
Robert was born August 10, 1956, in Hammond, IN, the son of Lloyd “Wayne” White and Louise Nelson. He married Marilyn Stutz in 1977 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Bradley.
Robert worked at Gould Battery in Kankakee until its closing. He owned and managed several properties in the Kankakee area. He loved being outdoors and enjoyed nature walks and road trips. Robert was a “jack of all trades” and had a tremendous sense of humor and exuded positivity. He was a man of unmeasurable patience.
Surviving are his wife of over 40 years, Marilyn White of Bradley; one daughter and son-in-law, Jessica and Ryan Braun of Naperville; his mother, Louise Nelson of TX; his siblings, Dale & Dorenda White of Hawaii, Carolyn Morton of TX, Jerry White of CO, Kevin and Sheila White of CO, Thomas and Holly White of TX, Michael White of Gurnee, and Kenneth & Kathy White of TX; two grandchildren, Parker Harrison and Adelyn Braun; and several nieces and nephews. Robert is preceded in death by his father, Lloyd White; one son, Joshua White; and his stepfather, Larry Nelson.
Memorials may be made to the family wishes, to go towards a college fund for his grandchildren.
