Cover photo for Robert "Bob" Gonzales's Obituary
Robert "Bob" Gonzales Profile Photo
1941 Robert 2022

Robert "Bob" Gonzales

March 12, 1941 — March 17, 2022

Lake Coleman

Bob Gonzales, age 81, of Lake Coleman, died Thursday, March 17, 2022, at Holiday Hill Nursing Home Allen Center.

Recital of the Holy Rosary will be at 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 22, 2022, followed by a visitation at Stevens Funeral Home, 400 W. Pecan Street, in Coleman.  Family and friends are invited to a Mass of Christian Burial at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 23, 2022, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 303 East College Avenue, in Coleman with Father Laurent Mvondo officiating.  Interment will follow in the Coleman City Cemetery.  Services are entrusted to Stevens Funeral Home in Coleman.  Visitation hours will begin at noon on Monday, March 21, 2022, at Stevens Funeral Home.

He was born Robert Gonzales on March 12, 1941, in Monahans, Texas to Federico Gonzales and Faustina Armendaris Gonzales.  He grew up in Monahans and Wink and graduated from Wink High School in 1959.  After graduation, Bob attended the University of Texas at El Paso.  Bob then went to work in the oil fields working on the drilling and completion team.  He retired after 50 years of service.  Bob married Joann Shahan on July 13, 1979.  After retirement, Bob and Joann relocated to Lake Coleman to make their home. Bob became a member of the Lake Coleman Volunteer Fire Department where he volunteered many hours of service.   Joann preceded him in death on November 7, 1993.  Bob then married Naomi Burrus in 1998 at Lake Coleman.

Bob enjoyed life and living out on the lake.  He was always up for playing a round of cards, golfing with a friend, playing in pool tournaments, or competing in a game of darts.  His family and friends will miss him.

Also preceding Bob in death are his parents, Federico and Faustina Gonzales, and two brothers, Fred Gonzales, and Roberto Gonzales.

He is survived by his wife, Naomi Gonzales of Lawrence, Kansas; two sons, Terry Gonzales and wife Annette Mendoza of Wink, and Bobby Gonzales, Jr. of Waco; one daughter, Lisa Murphy of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Maximina Houston and husband Herb of Yuma, Arizona, and Effie Gonzales of Wink.

Memorials are suggested in memory of Bob to the Lake Coleman Volunteer Fire Department, 140 Scenic Drive, Coleman, Texas 76834.

Remembrances and condolences can be expressed to the family via the virtual guestbook at www.stevensfuneralhome.com.  Stevens Funeral Home is honored to serve the Gonzales family.

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Robert "Bob" Gonzales, please visit our flower store.

Service Schedule

Past Services

Recitation of the Rosary

Tuesday, March 22, 2022

Starts at 4:00 pm (Central time)

Stevens Funeral Home Chapel

400 West Pecan Street, Coleman, TX 76834

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Mass of Christian Burial

Wednesday, March 23, 2022

Starts at 11:00 am (Central time)

Sacred Heart Catholic Church (East College Street)

1000 White Bluff Dr, Whitney, TX 76692

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Photo Gallery

Guestbook

Visits: 4

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree