Obituaries

Robert C. Gross, Abington Bartender, of Willow Grove

Robert Gross was an Upper Moreland High School graduate; his memorial service will be Thursday.

Robert C. "Bobby" Gross of Willow Grove, died Monday, Nov. 18 at Golden Living Center. He was 63.

Born in Philadelphia, he was the son of the late Gustav Thomas Richard Gross and Doris J. (Durn) Gross.

Gross was a 1968 graduate of Upper Moreland High School and was a bartender in the Willow Grove and Abington area for much of his career.

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He is survived by two daughters, Christina Gross and Cara Harris; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; three brothers, Thomas R., Richard F., and William T. Gross; four sisters, Nancy E. McNally, Doris G. Harrell, Virginia L. Alexander, and Joan F. Fowler; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by two brothers, James William and Paul D. Gross.

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See a picture of Gross and read the whole obituary on the Wetzel and Son website. 

A memorial service will be held Thursday, Nov. 21 at 11:30 a.m. at the Wayside Chapel at Whitemarsh Memorial Park, 1151 Horsham Road, Ambler. Interment will be private.


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