- Date Of Birth: January 25, 1932
- Date Of Death: December 20, 2016
- State: Illinois
Robert J. Vanderbilt, age 84, of Crete, IL, went to be with his Lord and Savior on December 20, 2016.
Beloved husband of Phyllis Vanderbilt, nee Bos. Devoted father of Linda (Richard) Schutt, Debra (John) Poortenga, Nancy (Greg) Carlson and Karen (Lance) Reinsma. Kind grandfather of Jennifer Schutt, the late Jonathan Schutt, Bethany (Alden) Van Solkema, Allison (Michael) Oleshko, Joel (Katie) Poortenga, Michael (Rebecca) Poortenga, Maria Poortenga, Ryan Carlson, Sara (Max) Popovich, Lauren Carlson, Nicole Reinsma, Alex Reinsma, and Adam Reinsma. Great –grandfather of Avery and Emma Oleshko and Talia, Micah, Lorena, Caelyn, Silas, Levi, and Evan Poortenga. Dear brother of late Gladys (late Rev. Arthur) DeKruyter, Ruth (late Robert) DeBoer, and Marshall “Mick” (Jane) Vanderbilt. Robert grew up in South Holland and moved to Crete, IL in his retirement years. He was involved in numerous church and school committees and enjoyed wood carving and many volunteer activities. Robert was particularly passionate about sharing his faith and spent 10 years leading Bible studies through the prison ministry at Cook County jail.
