Robert Bois Funeral Friday at St. Charles Catholic Church

Robert D. Bois Sr., 80, husband of Anne Bois and a resident of Seaview, VA, passed away suddenly Monday, August 6, at his residence.

Funeral services with military and VMRC honors will be held Friday, August 10, at St. Charles Catholic Church, 545 Randolph Ave, Cape Charles, at 2 p.m. with Father J. Michael Breslin officiating.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Charles Catholic Church, 545 Randolph Ave, Cape Charles, VA 23310.

Robert Bois was born July 7, 1932, in South Grafton, MA, the son of the late David Bois and the late Albina Lucier Bois.

He served four years in the Navy during the Korean War aboard the USS Missouri and the USS Albany, and then 18 years in the US Air Force, both in the United States and overseas, retiring as a Master Sergeant. After the military, he began a second career with the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, completing 18 years of service to the local community, retiring as Captain for the Eastern Shore and Peninsula areas.

He was an avid fisherman with many record catches, a woodworking enthusiast, amateur photographer, and backyard gardener.

Survivors include his wife of 57 years; four children, Elaine Elkins of Williamsburg; Robert Bois Jr. of Mannheim, Germany; John Bois and his wife, Diane, of Panama City, Fl; and Jeanne Winstead and her husband, Mike, of Newport News; a brother, Charles Bois and his wife, Joyce, of Colorado; a brother-in-law, Arthur Aubin of Massachusetts; seven grandchildren, Bennett Elkins, Warren Elkins, Keith Elkins, Leah Elkins, Lianne Turner Hedden and her husband, Eric, Robert Turner, Anne Marie Bois;  family members Cheryl Elkins and Meghan Seaborn; many nieces, nephews, friends and finally his beloved feline companions, Joy and Tara. He was predeceased by his sister, Lorraine Aubin, and son-in-law, Steve Elkins.

Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.doughtyfuneralhome.com

Arrangements were by Wilkins-Doughty Funeral Home, Cape Charles.