Robert Kucker

Born in Ridley Park, PA on May 30, 1928

Departed on December 5, 2017 and resided in Nashville, TN

Robert G. Kucker, age 89, passed away peacefully in Nashville on Tuesday, December 5, 2017. He was born May 30, 1928, in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania to Walter Stillwell Kucker, Sr. and Carolyn Schaefer Kucker.

He was a loving family man known for his dry sense of humor, engaging smile, and tireless entrepreneurial spirit. Robert and his wife, Edna, founded Liberty Abrasives, Inc., growing it for over 30 years in middle Tennessee and neighboring states. He loved baseball and golf, and was active in his community, giving his time and talents to youth sports programs. He served his country honorably during WWII in occupied Japan in the United States Army.

Left to cherish his memory are his wife of 59 years, Edna Louise Kucker; his three children, Robert George Kucker, Jr. (Karline), Brenda Kucker Oslin (Bryan), and Barbara Kucker Smart (Eric); and seven grandchildren, Brian Smart, Kristen Oslin Pepper (Will), Samuel Smart (Miriam), Bryan J. Oslin, Devon Kucker, Keirsten Kucker and Brady Kucker; and one great-grand daughter Athena-Ashlynn Rose Simpson, nieces and extended family and friends. Robert was preceded in death by his parents and his older brother, Walter S. Kucker, Jr. (Dolores).

To honor his memory, donations can be made to the Nashville Rescue Mission or Westminster Chapel.

Man's chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy Him forever. - Westminster Shorter Catechism

Harpeth Hills Memory Gardens Funeral Home and Cremation, 9090 Hwy 100, Nashville, TN 37221, 615-646-9292, harpethhills.com