Robert Lavern Horner Obituary

Robert Lavern Horner was faculty at Sand Creek High School in Sand Creek, MI. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Robert Lavern Horner.

School Role	Faculty
Date of Passing	Jan 02, 2009
About	Daily Telegram Tue Jan 06, 2009, 09:48 AM EST -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Story Tools: Email This \| Print This ADRIAN, Mich. - Robert Lavern Horner, age 77, of Adrian and Spring Hill, Fla., died Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, at Oak Hill Hospital in Spring Hill, Fla. He was born April 5, 1931, in Adrian to Elmer L. and Lillian Mae (Barnes) Horner. He married Mildred J. Benschoter on Oct. 24, 1959, in Adrian and she survives. He served in the U.S. Army from 1953-1955. Robert had been a teacher for 36 years at Sand Creek Jr. High School, Adrian College, Siena Heights University, and at Maurice Spear Campus. He was selected as the 1985 District Teacher of the Year and also received several other awards including Sports Cameraman Award, Outstanding Biology Teacher of Michigan in 1974, Outstanding Secondary Teachers of America Award in 1973 and 1974, and the Maurice Spear Campus Gold Plaque Award in 1971. He also taught Driver’s Education. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Adrian, Mich., and the Sand Creek Education Association, the National Honor Society Committee, Board of Directors of Big Brothers-Lenawee County, Michigan Driver and Traffic Safety Education Association, National Association of Biology Teachers, Beta Beta Beta Biology Honor Society and the Parent Teachers Association. Robert helped to get “Big Brothers” started in Lenawee County and worked as a “Big Brother” for seven years. He served as a “Buddy Teacher” for first-year teachers and supervised Adrian College and Siena Heights College students in Practice Teaching. He was a Juvenile Officer for Lenawee County Probate Court for eight years. In addition to his wife, Mildred, he is survived by four sons, Garin Horner and his wife, Pilar, of Ann Arbor, William Armstrong and his wife, Patricia, of Newtown, Conn., Michael Armstrong and his wife, Nina, of Clio, Mich., and Patrick Armstrong and his wife, JoAnn, of Brooksville, Fla.; a sister, Jacqueline Lambka and her husband, Jack, of Onsted; 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents. The Funeral Liturgy will be offered at 10 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Burial will be in Lenawee Hills Memorial Park in Adrian with Full Graveside Military Rites conducted by Annis-Fint VFW Post #1584. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. at the Anderson Funeral Home, Adrian, where there will be a Vigil Prayer Service held at 7:30 p.m. Visitation will also be held on Thursday from 9 a.m. until time of funeral liturgy at St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Friends may send condolences to the family at www.andersonfuneralhomeadriantecumseh.com. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Envelopes are available at the Anderson Funeral Home, Adrian. http://www.lenconnect.com/obituaries/x497778801/Robert-Lavern-Horner