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Robert Kent Lukach, Sr.
( October 23, 1939 - March 18, 2020 )
Robert Kent Lukach, Sr. of Lincolnton died on Wednesday, March 18, 2020.
A graveside service will be held 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Lincolnton.
Robert, or “Bob” as he was called by friends, was born October 23, 1939, in Ashland, West Virginia, to the late Joe and Hazel Shrewsberry Lukach and raised in the coal mining community of Crumpler, West Virginia.
Robert graduated from Northfork Elkhorn High School and enlisted directly into the United States Navy and was assigned to multiple destroyer class ships and stationed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during several Cold War conflicts. Robert married the love of his life, Linda Eldreth Lukach on September 15, 1962, after ending his military service and they remained faithful in love for 57 years. Robert then began a career in banking, working for Northwestern Bank, First Union Bank, and Lincoln Bank to name a few prior to retirement.
He is survived by his wife, Linda Eldreth Lukach of the home; a son, Kent Lukach and wife, Mira, of Lincolnton; a sister, Judy L. Mullis and husband, Terry of Advance, NC; niece, Angie Mullis of Advance, NC; nephew, Terry Mullis, II of Washington, DC; and two grandchildren, Matthew Lukach and Kara Lukach, both of Lincolnton.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lincoln County, 900 Dontia Drive, Lincolnton, NC 28092.
A graveside service will be held 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, 2020 at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Lincolnton.
Robert, or “Bob” as he was called by friends, was born October 23, 1939, in Ashland, West Virginia, to the late Joe and Hazel Shrewsberry Lukach and raised in the coal mining community of Crumpler, West Virginia.
Robert graduated from Northfork Elkhorn High School and enlisted directly into the United States Navy and was assigned to multiple destroyer class ships and stationed in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, during several Cold War conflicts. Robert married the love of his life, Linda Eldreth Lukach on September 15, 1962, after ending his military service and they remained faithful in love for 57 years. Robert then began a career in banking, working for Northwestern Bank, First Union Bank, and Lincoln Bank to name a few prior to retirement.
He is survived by his wife, Linda Eldreth Lukach of the home; a son, Kent Lukach and wife, Mira, of Lincolnton; a sister, Judy L. Mullis and husband, Terry of Advance, NC; niece, Angie Mullis of Advance, NC; nephew, Terry Mullis, II of Washington, DC; and two grandchildren, Matthew Lukach and Kara Lukach, both of Lincolnton.
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Lincoln County, 900 Dontia Drive, Lincolnton, NC 28092.
Posted on 19 Mar 2020
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