Robert Nelson Bates

robert bates
Robert Nelson Bates, age 84, of Wallingford, passed away in Meriden, CT on March 6, 2013. Born in New Canaan, CT on January 29, 1929, he was a son of the late Roswell J. & Mabel Mather Bates. A former resident of Branford and Spring Hill, FL, Robert is survived by his wife, Joan Daniels Bates; his daughters Lorraine Mayer of Johnsonville, SC & Rev. Lynda Bates-Stepe & her husband Atis Stepe of Commack, L.I. N.Y; his son James R. Bates of Branford; grandchildren, Heather Mayer, Jonathan Mayer, Michael Ferraiuolo, Steven Ferraiuolo, Bethany Bates & Tyler Bates; step-granddaughter Deanna Stepe and his son in-law Charles Ferraiuolo of Johnsonville, SC. He was predeceased by his daughter Louise B. Ferraiuolo and siblings, Ida Benke & Fred Bates. Robert is a US Army Veteran of the Korean Conflict and a graduate of the Bridgeport Engineering Institute. Robert was an electrical engineer, retired from Southern New England Telephone Co. He was a member of the Telephone Pioneers and member and Past Master of the Mason's Widow's Son Lodge # 66 A.F. & A. M. and Ashlar Village Lodge # 332, and a longtime member of the United Methodist Church in Branford. Friends may visit with his family at BEECHER & BENNETT FUNERAL HOME, 2300 Whitney Ave, on Sunday, March 10, 2013 from 3:00 to 6:00 PM. During this time a Masonic Service will begin at 5:00 PM followed by a Prayer Service with Pastor Kent Jackson at 5:15 PM and concluded with Military Honors. Interment will take place privately with his family. All may also attend a Memorial Service at the Hartog Center in Ashlar Village, Wallingford on March, 17th at 4:00PM. In lieu of flowers please sent memorial contributions in Robert's memory to the Masonic Charity Foundation, P.O. Box 70, Wallingford, CT 06492.

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