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Robert Taylor

February 1947-Sept. 7, 2017

Robert Taylor, 70, Stan-

ley, died Thursday, Sep-

tember 7, 2017 in a Stan-

ley hospital. A memorial

service is scheduled for

Saturday, September 23,

2017 at 2 p.m. in Springan

Funeral Home, Stanley.

“Bob” was born in

February 1947 in Derry,

New Hampshire to Alice

and Robert Taylor. He

had a younger and an old-

er sister. He graduated

from high school in Man-

chester, NH and proceed-

ed on to St. Anselm Col-

lege in Manchester where

he studied Latin, Greek,

and philosophy. He mar-

ried Janice Trulson from

Palermo, ND, in 1968. He

graduated from college in

1969. After college, he

was drafted into the U.S.

Army and was subse-

quently stationed in El

Paso, TX. Son Rob was

born during his service

obligation in 1971. Once

Bob’s military obligation

was completed, he and

Jan moved to Stanley for a

short period of time and

then moved back to the

East coast in 1972 where

he was employed by W.T.

Grants until 1976.

They returned to Stan-

ley to run a restaurant for

a couple of years. Follow-ing two years in the res-

taurant business, Bob en-

tered the oil field working

for various companies un-

til which time he retired

in 2009 from Plains truck-

ing. Bob and Jan wel-

comed son Tyler in 1982

and daughter Ashley in

1985. Tyler continues to

reside in Stanley with his

wife Kori and two

daughters. Ashley lives

in St. Paul with boyfriend

Taylor and dog Beretta.

Oldest son Rob, wife

Karen and 2 sons are in

New Prague, MN.

Bob enjoyed watching

NASCAR, gardening and

collecting antiques. Bob

and Jan divorced in 2003.

He was preceded in death

by his parents and older

sister Beverly. Besides

his children, he leaves

behind his dog, Bella,

who has been “adopted”

by Elmer and Carol Nel-

son. Memorials are pre-

ferred to Mountrail Coun-

ty Medical Center in Stan-

ley.

Online condolences

may be shared at

www.springan

funeralhome.com