The funeral Mass for Robert Chappuis will be at 11:00AM Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at St. Pius X Catholic Church with the Rev. Paul Nelson officiating.  Visitation will be 5:00pm – 8:00pm, Monday, November 17, 2014 in the River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home.  There will be a private family burial at a later date.

Robert J. Chappuis, 78, of Rochester, died at his home on Friday, November 14, 2014 of natural causes.

He was born on June 8, 1936 to George and Madeline (Forcelle) Chappuis in Faribault, Minnesota.  He graduated from Bethlehem Academy High School in Faribault in 1954.  Bob served in the US Navy for 4 years as an aviation navigator.

On December 27, 1958, he married Mary Lou Walker in Kingston, NY.  Bob worked as an analyst at IBM for 42 years.

Bob is survived by his wife, Mary; 7 children; Mike (Linda) Chappuis, Mark (Lish) Chappuis, John (Rhonda) Chappuis, Bill (Penny) Chappuis, Aimee (Joe) Mahoney, Nicole (Bruce) Smith all of Rochester and Michelle (Kent) Mueller of Pine Island; 14 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren; 4 brothers, Harry Chappuis, Larry (Nancy) Chappuis, Kenny (Mary Esther) Chappuis and George (Jody) Chappuis.  He is preceded in death by his parents, and sister-in-law, Gretchen.

Bob was a member of St. Pius X Catholic Church and was a Fourth Degree Knight in the Knights of Columbus.

Memorials are preferred to the Bethlehem Academy High School in Faribault, Minnesota.