ROBERT "BOB" P. ELLNER, 80, of Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, passed away at 6:35 pm, Monday, February 24, 2025, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri.
He was born to the late Harry and Grace (nee Deterding) Ellner on January 9, 1945, in Red Bud, Illinois.
Bob married Jeanette Cowell on November 24, 1966, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Red Bud, Illinois; she survives.
Bob had been a lifelong farmer. He enjoyed taking tractor rides, restoring old tractors, and watching tractor pulls.
Bob was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, and the Randolph County Farm Bureau.
He was a Vietnam Army veteran.
Survivors:
Wife:
Jeanette Ellner Prairie du Rocher, IL
3 Children:
Tina (Todd) Jones Prairie du Rocher, IL
Joe "Herb" Ellner (Mindy Jones) Sparta, IL
Randy "Slim" (Jo) Ellner Prairie du Rocher, IL
7 Grandchildren:
Tyler Jones, Treyton Jones, Bayle DeRousse, Kadie (J.R.) Baston, Brandi (Jacob) Curten, Kassidy Ellner, and Molly Ellner
2 Great Gr

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