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    Robert R. Prentiss of West Palm Beach, Florida
    By Linus Joseph Dewald Jr., Editor
    Summer 2009 and Revised 18 May 2009

    1. Robert R. Prentiss may have been b. c. 1925-1930 at an unknown location. In 2009 he was living in West Palm Beach, FL.

    He m. Betty Jeanne. She was b. 6 Jan 1930, Toledo, OH,obtained her SS# in OH, and d. 9 Jan 2009 in West PalmBeach, FL, per SSDI. Her obituary of 11 Jan 2009 in the Palm Beach Daily News reads as follows:

      Betty Jeanne Prentiss of West Palm Beach, FL, passed away peacefully at home on Friday, January 9, 2009, after a lengthy illness.

      Betty loved the game of golf and became a member of the LPGA Teaching & Club Professionals (T&CP) in 1981. She worked as a golf teaching professional at several area country clubs, including the Palm Beach Country Club, where she retired in 2007 after 23 years.

      Betty was born in Toledo, OH and moved to West Palm Beach in 1977. She is survived by her loving husband, Robert R. 'Bob' Prentiss; her children, Susie Prentiss (Kenny Toole, deceased) and Patti Benson (Bobby), all of West Palm Beach.

      Other survivors include her brother, Frank Gulyas, Jr. (Carole) of Toledo, OH and sister, Louise Weyer (Jim) of Petersburg, MI. In-laws include, Shirley Palicki (Tom Palicki, deceased) and Sally Prentiss (Rick Prentiss, deceased) of Toledo, Lucas Co., OH and Arlene and Dale Kopinski of Naples, FL. Numerous grandchildren, great- grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends will miss her dearly.

      Betty is predeceased by her parents Frank and Barbara Gulyas and brother, Jerry.

      Friends may visit with the family between the hours of 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Monday, January 12, 2009 at QUATTLEBAUM FUNERAL HOME, 1201 South Olive Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL. The Mass of the Resurrection will be held at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at St. Luke Catholic Church, Lake Worth, FL. A reception will be held at 7:30 p.m. after the Mass on Tuesday. Contributions may be made in her memory to Hospice of Palm Beach County, 5300 East Avenue, West Palm Beach, FL, 33407. Quattlebaum Funeral & Cremation Services Family Owned and Operated (561) 832-5171 To express condolences and/or make donations Visit PalmBeachPost.com/obituaries

    Children of Robert and Betty Jeanne per obituary:

    1. Susie Prentiss (Kenny Toole, deceased), living in 2009 in West Palm Beach.
    2. Patti Benson (Bobby), living in 2009 in West Palm Beach.

    The obituary mentioned, as an in-law, apparently a brother of her husband Robert R.Prentice, Rick Prentiss, deceased, of Toledo, OH. He may be the Rick Prentiss shown in the SSDI as b. 16 May 1924, obtained his SS# in OH, and d. 1 Jun 2006 in Toledo, Lucas Co., OH.

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