Robert Harding Rose1 
M, #2702, b. circa 1907, d. May 25, 1983
| Charts | Wittler Descendants Chart |
Family | Dr. Ruth Graesser Wittler b. Jul 19, 1918, d. Oct 5, 1999 | |
Chronological Events | ||
| Marriage* | Robert Harding Rose married Dr. Ruth Graesser Wittler, daughter of John P. Wittler and Emma C. Graesser.1 | |
| Birth* | circa 1907 | Robert Harding Rose was born circa 1907 at Washington, District of Columbia County, District of Columbia, United States .1 |
| Death* | May 25, 1983 | He died on May 25, 1983 at Anne Arundel General Hospital, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States.1 |
| Obituary | Jun 1, 1983 | OBITUARY: A Mass of Christian Burial for Robert Harding Rose, a retired patent examiner, was offered Saturday, May 27, 1983, at St. Mary’s Church in Annapolis. Mr. Rose, who was 76 and lived in Bay Ridge since the mid-1930s, died last Wednesday after a short illness at Anne Arundel General Hospital. He retired in 1966 as a supervisory primary patent examiner in the Patent Office in Washington. A specialist in patents on electronic devices, he had been a patent examiner since 11930. During World War II, he served as an officer in Naval Intelligence and retired in 1959 from a Naval Reserve unit in Washington as a commander. A native of Washington, he obtained a degree in electrical engineering from Catholic University in 11929 and graduated from the Georgetown University Law School in 1935. He was a member of the board of Bay Ridge Civic Association, which he served as a vice president and, for many years, as treasurer. Fond of motor-boating on the Chesapeake Bay, he was a member of the United States Power Squadron. As a young man, he was active as an amateur radio operator and was a member of the American Radio Relay League. He is survived by his wife, the former Ruth Wittler. Published in The Baltimore Sun, Baltimore, Maryland - 1 June 1983.1 |
| Burial* | Jun 3, 1983 | He was buried on Jun 3, 1983 at Woodlawn Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland, United States.2  |
Military * | Listed as a Military Veteran who served in wartime combat in World War 2. | |