Robert Verne Packman II 69 of St. Joseph, Missouri, passed away June 20, 2025 at Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph after a short battle with esophagus cancer. He was born on October 20, 1955 to Robert Verne and Clarice Louise Packman. He grew up in Kenosha County, Wisconsin, and graduated from Mary D. Bradford High School in 1974. He attended the Milwaukee School of Engineering, and then enlisted in the military on October 6, 1976. While serving in the military, he was trained as an Intercept Equipment System Repairman. He would later go on to work for a variety of companies as their system repair tech.
Robert married Donna Cook August 14, 1982, but later the couple would divorce. He was a Chicago Cubs and Green Bay Packer fan. Rob enjoyed going to Wrigley Field to watch the Cubs play, and he was extremely excited when they won the World Series.
He was preceded in death by his parents. He will deeply be missed by his three children, Angie (Willie) George, Tom (Teresa) Cline, and Melissa (Brian) Dovel. Three sisters, Linda Yednock, Fredericksburg VA, Ruth (Glen) Baumgartner, River Falls WI, and Christy Wilson, Sturtevent, WI. He is also survived by 7 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Mr. Packman has been cremated under the care of Rupp Funeral Home.
