Robert Joseph Ewerling

Mr. Robert Joseph "Bob" Ewerling, age 83, of Jefferson, who passed away on Wednesday, April 17, 2013. Mr. Ewerling was born in Chicago, Illinois, in March 1930, and was the youngest of 3 sons to the late Fred Ewerling and Mathilda Krauss Ewerling. Bob was a veteran of the Korean War, serving as an air traffic controller in the U.S. Air Force from 1948 - 1952.

After the Air Force, Bob enjoyed a very successful career in sales of steel cable and worked as a southeastern sales manager for many years. He settled in Miami Florida and spent the next 30 years there with his wife and daughter, Judith Ann.

After a divorce, and starting a new career in real-estate sales, Bob met and married his present wife, Virginia and had another daughter, Leigh Helen. A devoted family man, Bob always made life interesting and fun. In spite of being hit hard by multiple debilitating health issues over the past couple of years, Bob continued to be optimistic about life and concerned about others. He was preceded in death by his parents, as well as his two brothers, Fred and Lee Ewerling.

Survivors include his wife, Virginia Ewerling, Jefferson, daughters and son in law, Judith Burton, Garner. NC, Leigh and Garret DeWulf, Jefferson, grandchildren, Paul Decker, Jason Decker, Allie DeWulf, Madison DeWulf, 8 great Grandchildren.

The Funeral Service will be held on Sunday, April 21, 2013 at 2:00pm in the Chapel of Evans Funeral Home with Rev. John Talley and Deacon John Burke officiating. The burial will follow in the Evans Memory Gardens with Paul Decker, Garret DeWulf, Jason Smith, James Smith, Bill Ewerling and Jerry Sailors honored as pallbearers. The visitation will be held on Saturday from 4-7pm at the funeral home.

Flowers are optional, and memorials may be made to the ASPCA at www.aspca.org/Home/Donate.

Evans Funeral Home Inc., 1350 Winder Highway, Jefferson, Georgia. 706-367-5467.

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