Alfred R. “Bob” Gerwig, 84, a life-long resident of Pacific county, died November 14, 2013, at his Long Beach residence with his family at his side. The son of Alfred S. and Chanie (Skidmore) Gerwig, he was born in South Bend on March 31, 1929. Bob grew up in South Bend, graduating from South Bend High School in 1947. Then it was on to the University of Washington where he graduated in 1951.
Bob returned to his roots in South Bend in 1953, residing there until 1974, when he moved to Portland. He returned a final time to South Bend in 1993, before recently moving to the Peninsula.