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Robert C. Koeber

Robert C. Koeber

Posted: 27 Jul 2003 4:26PM GMT
Classification: Obituary
Albuquerque Journal - August 8, 1998

Robert C. Koeber On Tuesday night, August 4, 1998, our beloved"Papacito", Robert (Bob) C. Koeber, 82, died. He was a native of Chicago, Illinois, born January 12, 1916, the son of Henry J. Koeber and Anna Lindermann Koeber. His father, Henry J. Koeber, was a successful Chicago coal merchant. Bob Koeber was the brother of the late Elsa, Theodore, Henry and John Koeber. Bob Koeber graduated from Knox College, was a member of the Army Air Corp during WWII, a graduate of the Air Corp Photographer School, and Air Corp Intelligence School. After the war, Bob Koeber came to Albuquerque. He married Mela Sedillo, a U.N.M. Art Professor, and member of a longtime New Mexico family. Her father, Antonio Abad Sedillo, served as the District Attorney in both Socorro and Albuquerque, as well as the Republican Speaker of the House. Mela Koeber predeceased Bob Koeber in 1989. Bob Koeber was an active member of the Albuquerque community. He was a contractor who built beautiful homes throughout the North Valley, including the Los Terrones Apartments. He restored historical adobe building, for example, La Placita in Old Town. He was a member of the Bernalillo County Economic Opportunity Board and Bernalillo County Planning and Zoning Commission. He and his wife, Mela, were active members of the Democratic Party's grass roots movement. Bob Koeber, a strong believer in individual freedom and choice, was a member of the board of the local A.C.L.U. He was a generous benefactor to numerous environmental and cultural causes, including the Nature Conservancy, the Wildlife Society, Knox College, and the University of New Mexico Art and Theater Department. Bob Koeber is survived by his daughter, Tulita Jeffries and grandsons, Eric Jeffries and his wife, Mary Ann, Anthony Jeffries and Donald Jeffries, all of Albuquerque; and great-grandchildren, Scott, Sterling, Travis, Laura and Catherine; nephews, Peter Koeber of Chicago, and John Koeber of Philadelphia; nieces, Sue Chiado of Seattle and Martha Neth of Springfield, MO; as well as sisters-in-law, Marian Peter Koeber, Seattle and Hildegard Heine Koeber, Clearwater, FL; and his querida compañera, Marian Lieuwen, Albuquerque. A memorial for Bob Koeber will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, August 10, 1998 at the First Unitarian Church located at 3701 Carlisle Blvd. NE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, to be followed with a reception at the home of his grandsons. The family requests that, in lieu of flowers, donations in Bob Koeber's memory be made to your favorite charity.
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