Robert Hodgins

November 17, 1940 - October 21, 2021

Masks continue to be mandatory at all funeral related events, and vaccinations will be required to attend the visitation and service. Robert Edward Hodgins passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Thursday, October 21, 2021 at Fiddick’s Nursing Home, Petrolia. Robert was 80 years of age. He was the beloved husband and best friend of Marilyn (nee Johnson) for 57 years. He was the loving and proud father of his daughter Marnie and her husband Jamie Majeski, and also a devoted grandfather to his treasures Alex and Sophia Majeski. Robert was the son of the late Bernard and Evelyn Hodgins and was the brother of Jim (Ellen) Hodgins, the late Garry (Linda) Hodgins and the late Betty Jean Hodgins (1939). He was also the son-in-law of the late William and Margaret Johnson and a brother-in-law to the late Kenneth (Gale) Johnson, Doris (the late Robert) Gilkes, and Catherine (the late Allen) Cook, John (Shirley) Johnson, and Ruth (the late Moe) Eskritt. Robert joined his father and brother working as a pipefitter for Local 663. And aside from his family, Robert’s loves included his family farm in Wyoming, and his 1965 Lincoln Continental convertible. He enjoyed attending car shows with his best friends and his brother Garry. He also was a longtime season ticket holder to the Sarnia Sting. Robert's family would like to thank the Central Lambton Family Health Team, Dr. Leonard, the staff of Continuing Care C.E.E.H. Petrolia and Fiddick’s Nursing Home. Visitors will be received on Sunday, October 24, 2021 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Needham-Jay Funeral Home Wyoming Chapel, 650 Broadway St., Wyoming where a funeral service will be held Monday, October 25, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. Interment in Wyoming Cemetery. Masks continue to be mandatory at all funeral related events, and vaccinations will be required to attend the visitation and service. As expressions of sympathy, memorial donations may be made to Diabetes Canada (www.diabetes.ca) and Wheels of Hope through the Canadian Cancer Society (www.cancer.ca). Masks continue to be mandatory at all funeral related events, and vaccinations will be required to attend the visitation and service.