1927
Robert
2017
Robert E. Vansteinburg
July 19, 1927 — December 14, 2017
ILION - Robert E. VanSteinburg, 90 of Ilion, passed away peacefully on Thursday, December 14, 2017, at Alpine Nursing Home in Little Falls.
Bob was born on July 19, 1927 in Ilion, NY, the son of the late Clayton and Marjorie (Coleman) VanSteinburg.
He was a 1946 graduate of Ilion High School and holds BFA degrees in Painting-Illustration and Art Education from Syracuse University.
Bob worked for many years as an art teacher for Mohawk Central School and was also well known in the area as a Commercial Artist and Illustrator.
Prior to teaching he was employed with GE, American Emblem and was member of the Army National Guard.
"Uncle Bob", as he was known to many around the Mohawk Valley, had a lifelong passion creating his art work.
Etched upon his easel were his words of inspiration ~
Focus, Follow-through and Faith.
Many of his paintings hang in local homes and throughout the country.
His work was commissioned by several national greeting card and publishing companies.
He was a member of the Central New York Watercolor Society.
He always enjoyed spending time with his sister, brother-in-law and his nieces and nephews.
Bob is survived by a sister and brother-in-law, Dorothy and Robert Daly of Ilion; five nieces and nephews, Timothy Daly and Scott Vaughan of Ilion, Leigh and Brian Lytwynec of Sparta, NJ, Kathleen and John Reese of Ilion, Mary and James Salamone of Liverpool, NY and Erin and Kurt Burger of Ilion and 11 great nieces and nephews Andrew & Jill Lytwynec, Beth Lytwynec, Christine Lytwynec & Steve Eckenrode, Jacqueline Reese, Daniel Reese, Stephen Salamone, Sarah Salamone, Emily Salamone, James Salamone, Lauren Burger, Ryan Burger and two great-great nephews Gabriel & Rowan Lytwynec.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, December 18 at 11:30 am at Church of the Annunciation in Ilion.
Father Paul Catena will officiate and interment will follow in the Armory Hill Cemetery in Ilion.
Friends may call on Monday, December 18 from 10 to 11 am at the Whiter-Hendrix Funeral Home, Inc., 100 Otsego Street, Ilion, NY.
A special thanks to the exceptional staff at the Mohawk Homestead for providing a caring home to Uncle Bob for the past four years.
Friends are asked to consider memorial donations in Robert's name to the Mohawk Homestead activities fund at 62 E Main St. Mohawk, NY 13407. Envelopes are available at the funeral home.
To leave an online condolence and light a candle, please go to www.whiter-hendrix.com
Visitation
10:00 am - 11:00 am Monday, December 18, 2017
Whiter-Hendrix Funeral Home Inc.
100 Otsego St.
Ilion
13357
Mass of Christian Burial
11:30 am Monday, December 18, 2017
The Church Of The Annunciation
West Street
Ilion, New York, United States
13357
Service Time: 11:30 AM
Interment at: Armory Hill Cemetery
1:00 pm Monday, December 18, 2017
Armory Hill Cemetery
Ilion
Ilion, New York, United States
13357
Bob was born on July 19, 1927 in Ilion, NY, the son of the late Clayton and Marjorie (Coleman) VanSteinburg.
He was a 1946 graduate of Ilion High School and holds BFA degrees in Painting-Illustration and Art Education from Syracuse University.
Bob worked for many years as an art teacher for Mohawk Central School and was also well known in the area as a Commercial Artist and Illustrator.
Prior to teaching he was employed with GE, American Emblem and was member of the Army National Guard.
"Uncle Bob", as he was known to many around the Mohawk Valley, had a lifelong passion creating his art work.
Etched upon his easel were his words of inspiration ~
Focus, Follow-through and Faith.
Many of his paintings hang in local homes and throughout the country.
His work was commissioned by several national greeting card and publishing companies.
He was a member of the Central New York Watercolor Society.
He always enjoyed spending time with his sister, brother-in-law and his nieces and nephews.
Bob is survived by a sister and brother-in-law, Dorothy and Robert Daly of Ilion; five nieces and nephews, Timothy Daly and Scott Vaughan of Ilion, Leigh and Brian Lytwynec of Sparta, NJ, Kathleen and John Reese of Ilion, Mary and James Salamone of Liverpool, NY and Erin and Kurt Burger of Ilion and 11 great nieces and nephews Andrew & Jill Lytwynec, Beth Lytwynec, Christine Lytwynec & Steve Eckenrode, Jacqueline Reese, Daniel Reese, Stephen Salamone, Sarah Salamone, Emily Salamone, James Salamone, Lauren Burger, Ryan Burger and two great-great nephews Gabriel & Rowan Lytwynec.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, December 18 at 11:30 am at Church of the Annunciation in Ilion.
Father Paul Catena will officiate and interment will follow in the Armory Hill Cemetery in Ilion.
Friends may call on Monday, December 18 from 10 to 11 am at the Whiter-Hendrix Funeral Home, Inc., 100 Otsego Street, Ilion, NY.
A special thanks to the exceptional staff at the Mohawk Homestead for providing a caring home to Uncle Bob for the past four years.
Friends are asked to consider memorial donations in Robert's name to the Mohawk Homestead activities fund at 62 E Main St. Mohawk, NY 13407. Envelopes are available at the funeral home.
To leave an online condolence and light a candle, please go to www.whiter-hendrix.com
Visitation
10:00 am - 11:00 am Monday, December 18, 2017
Whiter-Hendrix Funeral Home Inc.
100 Otsego St.
Ilion
13357
Mass of Christian Burial
11:30 am Monday, December 18, 2017
The Church Of The Annunciation
West Street
Ilion, New York, United States
13357
Service Time: 11:30 AM
Interment at: Armory Hill Cemetery
1:00 pm Monday, December 18, 2017
Armory Hill Cemetery
Ilion
Ilion, New York, United States
13357
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