Robert Joseph Gerling

Robert Joseph Gerling, 78, of Olathe, Kansas, left this world in a most uncharacteristically quiet way on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at home. Joseph and Margaret (Ott) Gerling began the role of parents at their home in Cole County on August 18, 1942, with the birth of their first son, Robert, (Bobby Joe/Bob). He was joined nine years later by a baby sister, Darlene Jean, to whom he would spend the next seven decades being her typical annoying but I've got your back big brother. Bob's life will be celebrated on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at Holy Spirit Catholic Church, 11300 W. 103rd Street, Overland Park, KS 66214. Luncheon to follow. The family suggest donations to Alzheimer's Association https://www.alz.org/ or Catholic Hospice Care https://catholiccharitiesks.org/hospice/. To view a full obituary visit our website at www.johnsoncountychapel.com