Individual Details
Robert Leroy Condon
(18 Mar 1925 - 31 Dec 2008)
5'4" tall, medium build, clear blue eyes.
WWII Navy First Class storekeeper. He went in on the invasion of Guam and spent a little over 4 years in service.
After the Navy service he became a partner with Ben in Condon Liquor and Shoe Shop at 904 St Germain, St Cloud. In 1948 he started selling 100# popcorn bags, oil and popcorn boxes out of the basement of the liquor store.
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Obituary
St Cloud Times Sat 3 Jan 2009 p 4B
Robert "Bob" Condon
Avon
March 18, 1925-Dec 31, 2008
Services celebrating the life of Robert "Bob" Condon, age 83 of Avon, will be 10:30 AM Saturday at the Miller-Carlin Funeral Home Chapel in St Cloud. Burial will be in Assumption cemetery. Bob died Wednesday at the St Cloud Hospital. There will be a time for friends and family to gather from 4-8:00 PM Friday and again after 9:30 AM Saturday at the funeral home in St Cloud.
Bob was born March 18, 1925 in St Cloud to Bernard and Ethel (Yager) Condon. He graduated from Technical High School and entered the US Navy on February 11, 1943. He was a store keeper on the Island of Guam during WWII until May 11, 946. He came home and was a partener with his father, Ben, in the Condon Liquor Store until 1949. Bob married Betty Hornibrook on April 3, 1948 in Minneapolis. Together the couple started Condon Supply Company in 1949. He also ran the city of St Cloud concession stand for 10 years. He sold Dairy Queen, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Drive-In Theaters the machines they used in their business. Bob sold the company to his son, Jeff and daughter-in-law, Julie Condon. Bon retired to his fishing and wood carving. Bob and Betty moved to the lake in 1977, where he enjoyed spending his time. He was a member of Legion Post 76, VFW Post 428, 40 & 8, the Central Minnesota Wood Carvers, and the Minnesota Carousel Club.
Bob is survived by his wife, Betty, Avon; his son, Jeff, (Julie) Condon of St Cloud; sisters Betty Hennes, St Cloud; Dayle (Jerry) Roos, St Cloud; Bernadette "Nippy" (Jim) Feltl, California; 4 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents and his daughter, Donna Condon Becker.
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WWII Navy First Class storekeeper. He went in on the invasion of Guam and spent a little over 4 years in service.
After the Navy service he became a partner with Ben in Condon Liquor and Shoe Shop at 904 St Germain, St Cloud. In 1948 he started selling 100# popcorn bags, oil and popcorn boxes out of the basement of the liquor store.
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Obituary
St Cloud Times Sat 3 Jan 2009 p 4B
Robert "Bob" Condon
Avon
March 18, 1925-Dec 31, 2008
Services celebrating the life of Robert "Bob" Condon, age 83 of Avon, will be 10:30 AM Saturday at the Miller-Carlin Funeral Home Chapel in St Cloud. Burial will be in Assumption cemetery. Bob died Wednesday at the St Cloud Hospital. There will be a time for friends and family to gather from 4-8:00 PM Friday and again after 9:30 AM Saturday at the funeral home in St Cloud.
Bob was born March 18, 1925 in St Cloud to Bernard and Ethel (Yager) Condon. He graduated from Technical High School and entered the US Navy on February 11, 1943. He was a store keeper on the Island of Guam during WWII until May 11, 946. He came home and was a partener with his father, Ben, in the Condon Liquor Store until 1949. Bob married Betty Hornibrook on April 3, 1948 in Minneapolis. Together the couple started Condon Supply Company in 1949. He also ran the city of St Cloud concession stand for 10 years. He sold Dairy Queen, Kentucky Fried Chicken and Drive-In Theaters the machines they used in their business. Bob sold the company to his son, Jeff and daughter-in-law, Julie Condon. Bon retired to his fishing and wood carving. Bob and Betty moved to the lake in 1977, where he enjoyed spending his time. He was a member of Legion Post 76, VFW Post 428, 40 & 8, the Central Minnesota Wood Carvers, and the Minnesota Carousel Club.
Bob is survived by his wife, Betty, Avon; his son, Jeff, (Julie) Condon of St Cloud; sisters Betty Hennes, St Cloud; Dayle (Jerry) Roos, St Cloud; Bernadette "Nippy" (Jim) Feltl, California; 4 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren.
He is preceded in death by his parents and his daughter, Donna Condon Becker.
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Events
| Birth | 18 Mar 1925 | St Cloud, Minnesota, United States |  | ||
| Marriage | 3 Apr 1948 | Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota, United States - Betty Hornibrook | |||
| Death | 31 Dec 2008 | St Cloud Hospital, St Cloud, Minnesota, United States | | ||
| Census (family) | 1950 US Census | Betty Hornibrook | | ||
| Burial | Assumption Cemetery, St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, United States | |
Families
| Spouse | Betty Hornibrook (1927 - 2016) |
| Child | Donna Marie Condon (1952 - 1999) |
| Child | Jefferey Robert "Jeff" Condon (1954 - ) |
| Father | Bernard Francis "Ben" Condon (1901 - 1969) |
| Mother | Ethel Emma Josephine Yager (1903 - 1988) |
| Sibling | Elizabeth June Condon (1927 - ) |
| Sibling | Dayle Ellen Condon (1934 - ) |
| Sibling | Bernette Ethel "Nippy" Condon (1936 - ) |
Notes
Birth
Robert LeRoy Condon, b 18 Mar 1925, Stearns Co, MN, mother maiden name - Yaeger, cert#1925-31364Ancestry.com. Web: Minnesota, Birth Index, 1900-1934 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
Original data: Minnesota Birth Certificates Index. Minnesota Historical Society. http://people.mnhs.org/bci/: accessed 18 Nov 2014.
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Death
Death RecordName: Robert Leroy Condon
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Death Age: 83
Record Type: Burial
Birth Date: 18 Mar 1925
Birth Place: Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
Inferred Residence Date: Abt 2008
Residence Place: Avon, Stearns, Minnesota, USA
Occupation: Owner
Education: 12 Years
Industry or Location: Condon Supply Company
Death Date: 31 Dec 2008
Hospital: St Cloud Hospital
Death Place: Saint Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota, USA
Death Registration Date: 2008
Burial Date: 3 Jan 2009
Cemetery: Assumption Cemetery
Burial Place: Saint Cloud, Minnesota, USA
Mother's Maiden Name: Yager
Informant: Elizabeth Condon
[Betty Condon]
Informant Relation: Spouse
Father:
Bernard C Condon
Mother:
Ethel Yager
Spouse:
Elizabeth Condon
Certificate Number: 2008-Mn-038465
Source Citation
Minnesota Department of Health; St Paul, Minnesota, USA; Minnesota, Death Index, 1908-2017
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Minnesota, U.S., Death Index, 1908-2017 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
Original data: State of Minnesota. Minnesota Death Index, 1908-2017. Minneapolis, MN, USA: Minnesota Department of Health.
Census (family)
1950 US Census St Cloud Stearns MN617 7th Ave So Sheet 29
617/263/No No Putnam, William S 22 MN Clerk Man's clothing store
Elizabeth C 22 MN
Mary C 1 MN
Elizabeth C Feb MN
617/264/No No Condon, Robert L 25 MN Clerk Liquor store
Elizabeth 22 MN
Source Citation
United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: St Cloud, Stearns, Minnesota; Roll: 6131; Sheet Number: 29; Enumeration District: 73-67
Description
Enumeration District: 73-67; Description: St. Cloud City - That part of Ward 1 Bounded by 4th S.; 5th Ave.; 10th S.; 10th & 1/2 Ave., 5th S., 10th Ave., E. Lake Blvd.
Source Information
Ancestry.com. 1950 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022.
Original data:Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. 1913-1/1/1972. Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. Washington, DC: National Archives at Washington, DC. Population Schedules for the 1950 Census, 1950 - 1950. NAID: 43290879. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, Record Group 29. National Archives at Washington, DC., Washington, DC.
Burial
Robert “Bob” CondonBIRTH 18 Mar 1925
DEATH 31 Dec 2008 (aged 83)
BURIAL Assumption CemeterySaint Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA
MEMORIAL ID 153248964
Parents
Bernard F Condon
1901–1969
Ethel E Yager Condon
1903–1988
Spouse
Betty M Hornibrook Condon
1927–2016
Children
Donna Condon - Becker
1952–1999
Maintained by: St. Cloud Area Geni
Originally Created by: LAE
Added: 4 Oct 2015
Find A Grave Memorial 153248964
Hide citationFind A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 26 January 2019), memorial page for Robert “Bob” Condon (18 Mar 1925–31 Dec 2008), Find A Grave Memorial no. 153248964, citing Assumption Cemetery, Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minnesota, USA ; Maintained by St. Cloud Area Geni (contributor 48774097) .
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