Robert "Bob" D. Pike

Robert D. “Bob” Pike, age 82, of Huntington, died at 9:24 a.m. Thursday (January 2, 2014) at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. Family will receive friends from 3 p.m. - 7 p.m. Wednesday (January 8, 2014) at Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday (January 9, 2014) at Bailey-Love Mortuary with one hour of visitation prior to the service. Rev. Dr. Richard Lofgren will be officiating. Preferred memorials are to Cancer Services for Huntington County and St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, in care of Bailey-Love Mortuary, 35 West Park Drive, Huntington, IN. Bob was born January 27, 1931 in Beloit, Wisconsin, the son of Donald Robert and Helen Judith (Erlandson) Pike. He graduated from high school in Janesville, Wisconsin in 1949 and earned his B.S. in Education at LaCrosse College in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Bob married Charlotte Dahl on June 18, 1955 in LaCrosse, Wisconsin. Charlotte preceded him in death in August 1995. Bob married Betty Ann Planck on April 18, 1998 in Huntington. He retired from Sears in Huntington after 20 years as manager. He worked at the Homier Distributing Retail Store in Huntington for over 12 years. He was a member of St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, where he served as an elder. He was a Past-President of Huntington County Chamber of Commerce. Bob served as a member of Huntington Lions Club and Huntington Kiwanis. American Business Women’s Association named him “Boss of the Year.” He loved sports and loved to play golf. His favorite sports teams were the Chicago Cubs, the Green Bay Packers, and the Purdue Boilermakers. He coached Huntington County Baseball at Gemmer Field. Bob is survived by his wife - Betty Ann Pike of Huntington; three sons - Eric Pike of Markle, Paul (Leanne) Pike of Huntington, and Matthew Pike of Fort Wayne; two daughters - Danna (Michael) Cotton of Huntington and Lisa (Roger) Oakes of LaOtto; two stepdaughters - Kim (Sam) Johnson of West Lafayette and Pam (Tom) Powers of Brookfield, Illinois; 13 grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. His parents and his sister - Judith Donna Pike, precede him in death.

Robert "Bob" D. Pike

January 27, 1931 - January 2, 2014