Robert "Bob" Hammerberg, Jr.

Robert “Bob” J. Hammerberg, Jr., age 80, longtime resident of Charlevoix was received by his heavenly Father in Munising on Tuesday, February 17, 2026 while surrounded by family. Bob was born on October 7, 1945 in Detroit, Michigan, the oldest child of the late Robert and Barbara (McCool) Hammerberg, Sr. Bob grew up in Detroit and graduated from Redford High School. He married Rose Hammerberg and moved to the Charlevoix area and together raised their daughter, Kristin. Bob worked for over thirty-two years as a driver for the Charlevoix County Road Commission. Bob was active in the Charlevoix Shabbat Community and enjoyed spending sabbath there. He loved to fish and hunt bear, racoon, and deer. Bob raised and hunted with Bluetick Coonhounds. He enjoyed shooting and reloading ammunition and was always looking for a bigger scope and better rifle or pistol. He enjoyed swimming and was a lifeguard at the Charlevoix pool and the church camp in East Jordan. Bob also enjoyed talking with family, friends, and strangers.

He is survived by his daughter – Kristin (John) Crane of Rapid River; grandchildren – Shannon, Robby, and Drew; siblings and nieces and nephews – Mike (Pat) Hammerberg and their son Michael Jr. who preceded them in death, Owen (Ann) Hammerberg and their daughters Lisa and Lori, John (Jill) Hammerberg and their children Erin and Ryan, Mary Cochrane and her children Selina, Trina, and Paul, and Terry (Marcia) Hammerberg and their children Nathan, Emily, and Elisa; and dear neighbors and friends – Walter and Michelle Rosenthall.

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18

13 But we do not want you to be uninformed, brethren, about those who are asleep, so that you may not grieve as do the rest who have no hope. 14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with Him those who have fallen asleep [a]in Jesus. 15 For this we say to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive [b]and remain until the coming of the Lord, shall not precede those who have fallen asleep. 16 For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a [c]shout, with the voice of the archangel and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ shall rise first. 17 Then we who are alive [d]and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air, and thus we shall always be with the Lord. 18 Therefore comfort one another with these words.

No public services are scheduled.