Robert Mitchell Shope, 88, of Clearfield died Friday, Nov. 18, 2016 at the UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh.
He was born Jan. 1, 1928 in Clearfield, a son of the late Lloyd M. and Edith M. (Demi) Shope.
Mr. Shope retired from Penelec after more than 30 years of employment. He also had a love of traveling and had visited places, such as Australia, Alaska and Hawaii.
He was a member of US Camberra Association of Great Navy; Veterans of Foreign Wars Leigey Renaud Post 8386, Frenchville; Clearfield American Legion; Benevolent and Protective Order of the Elks Lodge No. 540; and the Free and Accepted Masons Lodge No. 314, Clearfield.
Mr. Shope served with the U. S. Navy during World War II and Korea.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara Hugney Shope; two sons, Robert M. Shope and his wife, Vianne of Harrisburg and Mark M. Shope of Lock Haven; two grandchildren, Valerie Shope Kelly and her husband, Jason of Harrisburg and Lloyd Shope; and two great-grandchildren, Brock and Zoey Kelly.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Gladys M. (Miller) Shope, in 1992 and his sister, Mary Jane Thompson.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Kevin A. Beardsley Funeral Home, Clearfield, with Dr. Duane A. White officiating. Burial will follow in the Crown Crest Memorial Park, Hyde.
Military honors will be accorded at cemetery by the members of the Frenchville VFW Post Honor Guard.
Friends will be received from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
The family encourages that in lieu of flowers, memorial contributions be made to Veterans of Foreign Wars Leigey Renaud Post 8386, 1525 VFW Rd., Frenchville, PA 16836.
To sign the online guestbook, go to www.beardsleyfuneralhome.com.