Robert Edward “Bob” Riggins, 83, of Dunkirk passed away August 28 at Calvert Memorial Hospital in Prince Frederick. He was born June 6, 1930 in Franklinville, NJ to Walter F. and Kathleen (Whitehead) Riggins. Bob was raised in Camden, NJ and graduated from Wilson High School in 1946. He married Anna Katherine Spohn on June 5, 1947, and they moved to Washington, D.C., where Bob became a Union Brick Mason with Washington, D.C. Local 1. They later moved to Forestville, where they raised their family and then moved to Dunkirk in 1976. Bob was employed by N. Litterio & Co. for thirty years as a brick mason foreman and was later a self-employed bricklayer until retiring in 1995. He was an honorary member of the Forestville V.F.D. In his leisure time, Bob enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing cards and spending time with his family, especially his grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, a daughter Virginia Spitler, a son-in-law Dolan Spitler, two grandsons and eleven brothers and sisters. Bob is survived by his wife Anna Spohn Riggins, daughters Roberta A. Livermore and husband Anthony of Gettysburg, PA, Arlene Shanaberger and husband Mike of Boonsboro and Deborah Riggins of Boxborough, […]
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