Robert Arlien Alwert

The funeral service for Robert Alwert, age 82, will be at 2:00 PM Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at Redeemer Lutheran Church, with Rev. Tim Dorsch and Rev. Thomas House officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be Tuesday 4:00 to 6:00 PM at Anderson-Burris Funeral Home. Robert was born to Delbert Arlien and Sylvia (Helberg) Alwert on June 11, 1933 in Enid, and passed away Saturday, December 26, 2015 in Enid. Robert grew up in Fairmont, where he attended school and then graduated from Garber High School. He served in the U.S. Air Force, stationed in Scotland, where he was with the United States Signal Corp. for four years. Robert then attended O.S.U. in Okmulgee, graduating with an Engineering and Land Surveying Degree. In April, 1959, he married Loretta Fife and they moved to Enid. Robert worked for the City of Enid as a Certified Land Surveyor/Engineer from 1959-1994. He was a member of Redeemer Lutheran Church, where he was a Sunday School teacher and Elder. He was member and served as President of Enid Inter-Tribal Indian Club for several years. Robert was Garfield County turkey-calling champion, and volunteered for RSVP, Vacation Bible School, Meals on Wheels, and AAL. He volunteered and donated to Thewarle Indian Baptist Church. Robert was a member of Buck and Bow Club and American Legion. He loved to hunt and fish, and had a lifetime hunting/fishing license. He was an avid sports enthusiast. He played baseball through high school and on a traveling team in Scotland, and played softball until the age of 57. There was no sport that he didn’t enjoy. He is survived by his wife, Loretta; children: Melony and Stacy Wolfe of Centerton, Arkansas, and Canuky Arlien and Melissa Alwert of Owasso; eight grandchildren: Shay Still, Ben and Lauren Still, Tara and Tylor Lee, Timothy Still, Shaphan, Mikaela, Hannah, and Elijah Alwert; sister Moonene Blaser of Enid; and several nieces, nephews & cousins. Robert was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers Don and Kent Alwert, and infant daughter Laura Alwert. Memorials are to Redeemer Lutheran Youth Group, Camp Lutherhoma, or OMRF – Cancer Division.

Robert Arlien Alwert

June 11, 1933 - December 26, 2015