Roberts, Milan Elwood

Milan Elwood (Bob) Roberts, 89, of Blacksburg died Wednesday, January 9, 2008. He was born April 10, 1918, in Milan, Pa., a son of the late William and Sara Roberts. Bob resided at Kroontje Health Care Center.

Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Doris E. Roberts; son and daughter-inlaw, Bruce and Sharon Roberts, of Olympia, Wash.; daughter, Carroll J. Roberts, LPN, of Christiansburg, Va.; grandchildren, Sean Roberts, Centralia, Wash., and Shannon Mundelius, Danville, Calif.; and three great-grandchildren, Karleigh Roberts, Wyatt Mundelius and Annabelle Mundelius. Milan had 11 siblings, surviving is Virginia Morris, Sayre, PA; and many, many nieces and nephews.

His career of 33 years with IBM took him from Ohio to Hawaii where he met and married Doris Lutts in 1949, then traveled to Rochester, N.Y., Boston, MA, Massepequa, N.Y., Tokyo Japan, and Stamford, Conn., until retiring in 1975 and moving to Willis, Va. and enjoyed farming until moving to Blacksburg.

In 2005 they moved to Warm Hearth Village, where Doris still resides. Milan was a dedicated Virginia Farm Bureau member and enjoyed supporting the Floyd County High School athletic teams. He enjoyed his 32 years in Virginia and has been blessed with a wonderful circle of friends.

Sincere thanks and appreciation to the caring and dedicated staff at the Kroontje Health Care Center, they truly made his 89th year extra special. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to Employee Appreciation Fund, Suite 100, 2607 Warm Hearth Dr., Blacksburg, Va. 24060 or The Southern Care Hospice, 530 Peters Creek Road, Roanoke, Va. 24019 who took excellent care of Bob on his final days.

A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, January 16, 2008, in the McCoy Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Richard Gregory officiating. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until service time at McCoy Funeral Home, 150 Country Club Drive, S.W., Blacksburg, Va.