Robert W. Tegtmeier, age 76 of Brooklyn, CT. died Sunday, April 16, 2017 at UMASS Memorial Health Care - University Campus, Worcester.

He leaves his wife of 58 years, Rohnie (Flagg) Tegtmeier; his beloved dog, Nicki; a son, Brian E. Tegtmeier and his wife Rosanna of Woodstock; a daughter, Susan Hebert and her husband Richard of Stafford Springs; a sister, Carol Massey of South Carolina; four grandchildren, Jennifer Young of Brooklyn, Karen Sweet of Dayville, David Tegtmeier of Brooklyn and Vanessa Cesolini of Rogers; 10 great-grandchidlren.

Robert was born in Bronx, New York, son of the late Ernest and Irja (Wuorinen) Tegtmeier and lived in Brooklyn most of his life. After 34 years, he left Kaman Aerospace, as a Senior Project Cost Estimator to fulfill a life long dream of being a self-employed over the road truck driver.

There are no calling hours.  Funeral services are private.  The family requests that flowers be omitted and donations in his memory be made to ASPCA, PO Box 96929, Washington, DC 20090 or the Masonic Care Health Center, Hospice and Pallative Care, 22 Masonic Avenue, Wallingford, CT 06492.  Shaw-Majercik Funeral Home, 48 School Street, Webster has been entrusted with arrangements.  A guest book is available at www.shaw-majercik.com where you may light a candle or post a condolence message.