Obituaries: Bob Wolfinbarger (June 22, 1938 - Feb. 4, 2010)

Bob Wolfinbarger died February 4, 2010, after a short fight with cancer.

Born June 22, 1938, in Chino, he grew up around cattle ranching and learned to drive trucks and tractors at a very young age.  Bob joined the military in the 1950's and proudly served in a motor pool unit in occupied Berlin, Germany.  It was there that he met his wife of 48 years, Edith.  After the military, Bob drove trucks as a profession until he moved to Del Norte County in 1966.  While in Del Norte, Bob had a goat farm, a pet shop and zoo, worked in the logging industry, commercial fished, line cooked at restaurants and had a landscape business.  Bob is best remembered by many Del Norte residents as the high school custodian, where he worked for over 20 years.

Surviving Bob are his daughter, Brigitte of Crescent City; her sons, Brad and Jerrod and daughter, Jennifer; great- granddaughter, Hannah; his son, Troy Wolfinbarger and wife, Tami with their daughter, Regan and son, Colton.

Memorial services will be held 10 a.m., Saturday, February 13, at Wier's Mortuary Chapel.  Private inurnment will take place at the Del Norte County Veteran's Cemetery.

Arrangements are under the direction of Wier's Mortuary Chapel of  Crescent City