Robert Paul KEMSKE^[1]

1919 - 1990  (70 years)

• Name	Robert Paul KEMSKE
  Nickname	Bob
  Birth	1 Oct 1919	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [1]
  	The child was delivered on 1 October 1919 by Dr. L.C. Frederick at his parents' Claymont Street home in Wilmington, Delaware.
  Baptism	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE
  	Bob was baptized by Rev. Frederick Doerr.
  Gender	Male
  Death	27 Mar 1990  [2]
  	Bob died of congestive heart failure. He, also, had cancer. He was 71 years old at the time of his death.
  Person ID	I28771	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Emil John KEMSKE,   b. 12 Mar 1894, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 16 Oct 1974 (Age 80 years)
  Mother	Merle Wallace CONNELLY,   b. 29 Nov 1896, Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE d. 10 Dec 1979 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	25 Feb 1915	Wilmington, New Castle Co, DE   [3]
  	The couple was married in Wilmington, Delaware by Rev. Frederick Doerr, pastor of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church on 25 February 1915. Frederick K. Gabriel and Mrs. Pauline Ruth signed as witnesses to the ceremony.
  Family ID	F1529	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Beth PARKS
  Children	1. Robert Paul KEMSKE, Jr.   2. Floyd Steven KEMSKE   3. Bonnie Lee KEMSKE   4. David Emil KEMSKE,   b. 12 Oct 1952   d. 1962 (Age 9 years)
  Family ID	F1535	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

• Photos

  1920 US Census / Kemske, Emil 2301 Claymont Street, Wilmington, DE.

  
  

• Sources

  [S570] Robert Paul Kemske, Delaware birth certificate no. 1868 (1919). [S559] Probate Records Index, Delaware Public Archives. Will #097285. [S1737] Emil Kemske - Merle W. Connelly, Delaware marriage certificate no. 584 (1915).