Robert L. McDonald Jr

Robert L. McDonald, Jr., age 56, died from complications of COVID-19 on Thursday, May 7th, 2020. He was born August 16th, 1963 in Neenah, WI; son of Robert L. McDonald, Sr. and Pauline (Cooper) McDonald of Cape Coral, Florida.

Bob had a happy childhood making friends and causing mischief. He graduated from St. Mary Catholic High School in Menasha, WI in 1981 where he played football and ran track. He attended the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay. In 1993 he married Wendy Stabler and they gave birth to twins a year later. He loved watching his kids play soccer and camping with his family. He worked at VT Industries – Eggers Division in Neenah for more than twenty years as a Machine Operator. Bob proudly served in the United Brotherhood of Carpenter’s and Joiner’s Union Local 2832 and held the positions of Vice President and Treasurer for many years. He loved dogs and golfing for the Make-a-Wish Foundation. In his free time he enjoyed visiting the cottage in Rhinelander, boating on Lake Winnebago, hunting with his friends in Clintonville, and visiting his family in Florida.

Bob is survived by his children, Ally and Zach; their mother, Wendy Stabler; his parents, Bob Sr. and Pauline (Cooper) McDonald; his niece, Keighly Hendricks; his sisters, Kathy (Jim) Thibodeau and Cindy McDonald; his uncle, John (Kathleen) McDonald; his aunts, Margaret (John) Hildebrand and Donna (Mike) King. He was preceded in death by his uncle, Jim McDonald; his uncle and aunt, Tom and Jan Cooper; and his cousin, Amy Eckardt.

He will be sadly missed by his family, many friends, and neighbors.

A celebration of life will be held for Bob at a later date.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be directed to the Neenah Animal Shelter.

http://neenahanimalshelter.org/index.html