Robert Newcombe Obituary

Robert William (Bob) Newcombe was born September 21, 1943, in Rapid City, SD to William and Ursula Newcombe of Piedmont, SD. His father, William, was serving as a pilot with the US Army Air Corps in New Guinea when Bob was born and did not meet his son until Bob was 18 months old. The family lived on a working farm jointly owned by William and Ursula's father, Herman Benoit. In 1948 the family moved to Long Pine, NE where William was employed by the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad. Bob attended Long Pine public school and graduated in 1961. After a short time at Kearney State Teachers College, he enlisted in the United States Air Force in February 1962. He remained in the Air Force for 30 years. He proudly stated that he had 15 duty stations in those 30 years. Half of those were overseas assignments. He spent five years in Alaska, nine years in Germany and served one year in Vietnam. He proudly retired as a Chief Master Sergeant in 1992. His awards included the Joint Services Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Force Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters and the Air Force Commendation Medal with six oak leaf clusters. After his Air Force career, he and his wife, the late Lillian Ketty Schatter Newcombe, lived in Fairborn, OH and Summerville, SC until Lillians death in 2013. Subsequent to that he lived in Texas, Ohio and Missouri. Bob was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Lillian, three brothers, Floyd, John David, and Ted, brother-in-law, Dale Bye and sister-in-law, Barbara Newcombe. He is served by daughters Theresa Roger's of Fairborn, OH and Kathryn Price of Dudley, NC, granddaughter, Shannon Hester, grandsons Robert Rogers and John Price, great-grandchildren Zachary, Alyssa, Austin and Andrew, sister Janet Bye and brother James. Visitation will be held from 10:30-11:00am Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church in Springfield, Missouri. A Memorial Mass will begin at 11:00am with Father Tom Kiefer officiating. A Memorial Graveside Service with Military Honors will be held at 1:00pm Monday, October 2023 at Dayton National Cemetery in Dayton, Ohio. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Herman H. Lohmeyer Funeral Home, 500 E. Walnut Street in Springfield, Missouri. Permanent online condolences, stories and photos may be shared at www. hhlohmeyer. com.