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Obituary - Robert "Bob" Anthony Morelli

Robert "Bob" Anthony Morelli died of natural causes at his home in Havre, Montana, on May 2, 2015, at the age of 76 and is now joined with his beloved Barbara.

Memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m., Friday, May 22, 2015, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church with Father Dan Wathen officiating. Burial will be held at Highland Cemetery at a later date.

Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Bob's online memorial page and leave a message of condolence for his family at http://www.hollandbonine.com.

Bob was born July 21, 1938, in Havre, to Julius and Marie Morelli. Bob started working during high school, at the age of 15, for the Great Northern Railroad where he continued to work for 45 years and retired. During this time, Bob met the love of his life, Barbara Ann Faydo of Malta, Montana, and the two married in Havre, Montana, on July 30, 1960. Bob and Barbara had two sons, Anthony Robert and Bruce Michael.

After his retirement, he opened Super Ice Cream in Havre in 1999 and later moved to Great Falls, Montana, where he worked until 2012. He won several awards for his spaghetti sauce and was well known for his smile and joyful personality. Bob also enjoyed fishing and hunting, watching World War II movies and traveling the world. He was an active member of the local Elks Lodge and the Order of Eagles in Havre.

Bob is preceded in death by wife, Barbara in 2010; father, Julius, mother Marie, and sisters, Louise and Julie.

He is survived by sons, Anthony (Margaret) and Bruce; and grandchildren Matthew, Miranda, Katrina (Vince), Michael, Meagan and Cameron; and great-grandchildren, Leighla and Vinnie.

 

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