Robert Wellington

Robert Bruce Wellington, 65, of Chillicothe, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday morning, May 5, 2016, at the Adena Regional Medical Center. On March 7, 1951, he was born in East Liverpool, Ohio, to the late Robert Eugene Wellington and Margaret Jean Hughes. On June 6, 1970, he married Judith Ann McPeak. In addition to his mother Margaret and wife Judy, Bruce is survived by three children, Heather Ann (James Niehaus) Wellington, of Chillicothe, Bronwen Suzanne (Matthew) Woolley, of East Liverpool, and Derek Bruce (Claire) Wellington, of Cincinnati; eight grandchildren, Grayson, Hayden, Brennan, Kathryn, Austin, Haylee, Chloe, and McKenna; two brothers, Jeffrey Hayes (Patty) Wellington, of Clarksville,TN, and Leo Scott (Kelly) Wellington, of Courtland, OH; his mother and father-in-law, James and Anna Mae McPeak; a sister-in-law, Edrie Wellington, of Jacksonville, FL; a daughter-in-law, Bobbie Lynn Penwell, of Chillicothe; and also his canine best friends, Libby and Wiggles. Bruce was preceded in death by his father Robert, his son, James Robert Wellington, and a brother, Dudley Craig Wellington. Bruce was a Vietnam War veteran and served in the U.S. Navy for 6 years. He retired from the Atomic Plant in Pike County three years ago after working as a control systems engineer. Some of his favorite hobbies included smoking a pipe and playing on the computer; he loved reading, and was an avid Steelers fan. But most of all, Bruce was known as a loving father and husband who put his family above everything else. He will be greatly missed by those who knew him. Funeral services will be held at 1:00pm on Wednesday, May 11, 2016 at the Haller Funeral Home and Crematory. Friends may call from 5:00pm-8:00pm on Tuesday.
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