Robert Emmett “Bob” Kaupp June 1, 1947 - August 11, 2024

Robert Emmett “Bob” Kaupp, passed away August 11, 2024, at his home in Newtown, Ohio, at 77. Bob was born June 1, 1947, in Rossmoyne, Ohio, to his parents, Albert August Kaupp and Gertrude Clara (Voelpel). He graduated from Deer Park High School and enlisted in the United States Army on Dec. 8, 1966, reaching the rank of Specialist 5. He trained at Fort Leonard Wood as a Construction Machine Operator and was a 62F30 Crane Shovel Operator until his Honorable Discharge after almost three years of service in Vietnam and other Southeast Asia regions. Upon returning from military service, Bob worked for several manufacturing operations and retired as a maintenance technician at South-Western Publishing. He was active in many community organizations, including the Newtown Civic League, where he helped organize the annual 5K race along with some of his best friends in his life as they spent countless hours getting the park ready for the race and collecting donations and registration, with all proceeds benefitting youth groups in Newtown. He also spearheaded the annual Christmas light installations throughout the village each winter, spending innumerable hours in often frigid conditions climbing ladders to install holiday lights that shined along U.S. 32 and other parts of the village streets during the season, doing it with a happy cheer with his numerous NCL buddies. He was also one of the main organizers of the annual village Easter Egg Hunt, in which he performed the annual ritual of driving throughout the village with a bullhorn announcing the time and place of the children’s event. Bob also served his community for several years as a representative on Newtown Village Council, where he helped oversee and drive through major improvements to the community and a vast expansion of the village. Following his retirement, Bob volunteered hundreds of hours with the Habitat for Humanity of Greater Cincinnati, working on construction sites to help remodel and build affordable homes for those in need in the community, living up to the Christian organization’s pledge to provide “safe, decent, and affordable housing” to those who need it. Even though Bob volunteered thousands of hours helping his community and neighbors, his single and most cherished love was his wife, Debbie (nee Preston), whom he married in 1970. Together, they raised five children in their Newtown home and saw it later become a gathering place for their children’s families, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Debbie was always by Bob’s side in volunteering with the Newtown Civic League, and they were married for 47 years until her passing in 2017, which left an unimaginable hole in his heart. His parents and siblings, Carol Woods and Bonnie Lyon, preceded him. A thoughtful PawPaw who spent numerous days each Christmas purchasing and assembling his unique stocking stuffer snack bags of treats and delectables for his children, their spouses, and his grandkids that they could not wait to open and devour, Bob leaves behind his children DeeAnn (Tim), Felicia (Ron), Trina (Darren), Logan (Juela), and Kelly (Sarah); his grandchildren Emily, Lillie, Kenny, Ada, Reese, Kaden, McKenna, Cordelia, Sarhea, and Kelby; and his great-grandchildren Weston and Wyatt. Family and friends are invited to honor and remember Bob on Saturday, August 17, from 12pm until time of service at 2pm at the Fares J. Radel Funeral Home-Kellogg, and to reflect on how he served his family, country, friends, and community in so many ways.