Robert Wayne German, 55 of Olney, Ill., passed awayThursday, August 16, 2012, at Burgin Manor Nursing Home, after a prolonged illness.  Cremation rites were accorded and burial in Williamsfield Cemetery, Williamsfield, Ill., at a later date.

Robert was born October 28, 1956 in Galesburg, Ill., the son of Gerald F. Sr. and Carrel L. (Ogle) German.

A member of a military family, he attended schools in Barksdale AFB, Bossier City, La.; Vogelweh American Elementary School, Kaiserslautern, Germany; SAC Hq, Bellevue, Neb.; Rantoul Jr. High, Rantoul, Ill.; and East Richland High School, Olney, Ill.

Robert is survived by his mother, of Olney; two brothers, Gerald F. German Jr. and Michael J. German, of Tampa, Fla.; as well as one Aunt, Gloria Johnson, of Knoxville, Ill.; one uncle, Robert Ogle, of Ottawa, Ill..; several cousins; and two nieces.

He was preceded in death by his father and Grandparents, Edmond and Ruth Ogle, of Augusta, Ill., and James and Lois German, of Williamsfield, IL.

Published in Olney Daily Mail (IL)