April 18, 1927 – Feb. 25, 2025
Robert Dean Caywood, 97, Rochester, passed away at 7:09 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, at his residence.
He was born April 18, 1927, in Hillsdale, Mich., to Emanuel and Opal (Lamborn) Caywood. He and his younger sister Ramona “Monie” were raised on a farm in Rocheste by their maternal aunt and uncle, Marjorie and Hans Garfield Hanson. Bob graduated from Rochester High School in 1945. He immediately joined the U.S. Navy and was discharged in 1947. On April 26, 1974, in Las Vegas, Nev., he married Nancy March.
Bob spent several years employed as an engineer on the Norfolk and Western Railroad. After retiring from the railroad, he embarked on a career in real estate. Together, he and his wife Nancy, owned Bob Caywood and Associates Realty in Rochester. They sold the business in 1985, and happily retired to Sebring, Fla. They returned to Rochester in 2005.
Bob will be fondly remembered as a fun and loving husband and father, and a good friend to many along his journey through life. He enjoyed fly fishing and golf, and a good game of poker with his buddies. He was a member of the VFW, Eagles Lodge, Moose Lodge, Masons and Elks Lodge. He and Nancy were members of the Grace United Methodist Church.
Robert is preceded in death by his wife, Nancy, who passed Feb. 1, 2023; a son, Joe; daughter, Vicki (Caywood) Parsons; and sister, Ramona “Monie” Myers.
Survivors include his daughters, Debra (Richie) Magan, Tamara Caywood, Sharon Ward; a nephew, Jon Myers; a daughter-in-law, Vicki (Joe, deceased) Caywood; and granddaughters, Megan and Monica.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at Zimmerman Bros. Funeral Home, Rochester. Friends may call an hour before the service. Interment will take place at a later date at Odd Fellows Cemetery, Rochester.
In lieu of flowers, the family prefers donations to the Fulton County Animal Adoption and Education Center. Online condolences may be expressed at www.zimmermanbrosfh.com.
