Robert Parrish

Robert Elmer Parrish, born March 4, 1942 in Durham, NC passed away at 10 p.m. on October 24, 2020, in Calvert Health Hospital, Calvert County, MD at the age of 78.

Bob attended New Auburn Schools until his senior year when he moved to Phoenix, AZ where he graduated from high school. He spent over 20 years in maintenance as a Heat Control Technician for the University of Maryland. He completed heat efficiency assessments for the buildings on Capitol Hill and worked as a maintenance engineer for the architect of the Capitol in Washington D.C. He installed a heating and air conditioning system for Senator John Ashcroft, and worked as a contractor restoring row houses in Maryland. For the last 10 years, he was employed by Grace Brethren Christian School in Clinton, MD as a building maintenance engineer.
Bob obtained a pilot's license for single engine airplanes. He married Bilma Arevalo on October 24, 1985 at the Church of God (7th Day) in Adelphi, MD. His interests were in restoring the Ling family farm east of New Auburn, WI, antique tractors, gardening and helping his wife "Mimi" with her chickens at their country home in Huntingtown, MD.

He is survived by his wife: Bilma; daughter: Rebecca of Tacoma, WA; sons: Robert Jr. of Occuquan, VA and Brian (Veronica) of Lusby, MD; step children: Joshua Esquivel, Abraham (Lisa) Esquivel and Elizabeth (David) Ohmann; grandchildren: Liel Esquivel, Victoria Esquivel, Kayla Esquivel, Giselle Esquivel, Emma Esquivel, Brenden Ohmann, Brittanie Ohmann and Mia Vahe Parrish; brother: Ben Parrish of New Auburn; sister: Sharon Bannister of Chippewa Falls; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by father: Robert Waddell Parrish; mother: Rachel (Parrish) Ling; wife: Lois Parrish-brown; half-sisters: Ruthella Gartner and Audrey Vay Ling.

Funeral services were held Saturday, October 31, 2020, at Olson Funeral Home in Bloomer. He was interred in Duncan Creek Cemetery east of New Auburn, WI.