Robert F. Schnoes

Our beloved husband, brother, father, and grandfather, Robert F. Schnoes of Freeport, Illinois, lost his heroic battle with renal cell cancer on September 11, 2012 at age 86.Bob was born in 1926 in Mt. Lebanon, Pennsylvania to the late Sebastian and Henrietta (nee Shertler) Schnoes. Bob served in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946 during WW II on the aircraft carrier USS Tarawa.After the war ended, Bob took advantage of the GI Bill and completed his degree in Industrial Management and Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh in only 2 years, while working 30 hours a week. Bob married Dolores Hewston in St. Bernards Catholic Church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 13, 1949. Bob and his beloved 'Jinx' celebrated their 63rd anniversary this past August. Bob is survived by his loving wife, Dolores (Jinx) and their four daughters, Judy (Mike) Thompson of Freeport, Illinois, Nancy (Craig)Anderson of The Woodlands, Texas, Christy (Randy) Rost of Dallas, Texas, and Lynn (Terry) Wu of Portland, Oregon.Bob is also survived by his brother, Paul (Babs) Schnoes of Fort Myers, Florida and is pre-deceased by his sister, Sister Mary Karen Schnoes (Sisters of St. Francis of the Providence of God) of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Bob has been blessed with nine grandchildren, Steven (Denise) Thompson, Kathy (Andy) Wilson, Joseph Thompson, CJ (Melanie) Anderson, Keith Anderson, Timothy Rost, Bob (Erin) Rost, Loren (Kristyn) Black, and Eric (Micki) Moss, and great-grandchild, Clair. In 1984, Bob retired from his long and highly successful career in executive management in international manufacturing and industry, and made a long-held dream come true by relocating to farm life in Freeport, Illinois, and established Ultrasonic Power Corporation and Freeport Depot, Inc. in the former Illinois Central Depot. He and Jinx then enjoyed more than twenty-five additional years together, living on their beautiful farm, surrounded by rich pastures and rolling hills, and building Ultrasonic Power Corporation into an international leader in the high-tech ultrasonic cleaning industry. As anyone in the family could tell you, Bob most often said that 'P' was the most important letter in the alphabet. 'It stands for potential, punctuality, performance, presentation, perseverance, profit'