Robert "Bob" Milligan, Sr

August 26, 1929 - February 9, 2015

Funeral services for ROBERT "BOB" MILLIGAN,Sr., 85, will be held at 10am Friday, February 13, 2015 at the Fort Laramie Presbyterian Church with Reverend Rick Cederholm officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in the Fort Laramie Cemetery. Bob died at his home on February 9, 2015. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to either the Fort Laramie Rescue Unit or Prairie Haven Hospice. Visitation will be Thursday from 3pm to 5pm at the funeral home and the casket will be closed at the service. Arrangements are under the direction of the Colyer Funeral Home and friends may send condolences to the family at www.colyerfuneralhome.com. Bob was born August 26, 1929 in Rapid City, South Dakota the son of Jack and Elizabeth (Renz) Milligan. He lived in Fairburn, South Dakota until his parents death in 1935. He was raised by Blanche and Sid Underwood in Torrington, Wyoming where he attended school. He served in the US Navy as a seabee from 1946 until 1950 and was a veteran of the Korean War. He married Patty Latta December 22, 1952 in Gering, Nebraska. They made their home in Fort Laramie, Wyoming. They had four children, twin sons Robert Jr and Rudy, and two daughters Tamara and Kim. He worked for the Pathfinder Irrigation District for twenty-two years and the Guernsey Stone Company for fifteen years until his retirement in 1994. Bob served ten years on the Fort Laramie town council and was a member of the VFW 4471 in Guernsey, Wyoming. He enjoyed doing yard work. Bob is survived by his sons Robert (Carol) Milligan Jr of Fort Laramie, Wyoming and Rudy (Debbie) Milligan of Carlsbad, New Mexico; his daughters Tamara (Larry) Gorsuch of Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Kim Davis of Grand Junction, Colorado; a foster sister Arlyce Underwood and a foster brother Paul Underwood both of Orange, California; nine grandchildren; and fifteen great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Patricia; his foster parents; and a brother.