ANDERSON - The Reverend Robert John Wilde, 82, husband of the late Louise Caroline Ritter Wilde, died Saturday, March 17, 2012 at AnMed Health Medical Center.
Born November 1, 1929 in Allentown, PA, he was the son of the late John and Nettie Sterner Wilde. He was a graduate of Muhlenberg College in Allentown, PA, the Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, PA, and received a Master of Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania. Rev. Wilde was an active member of the Anderson County Democratic Party. He was an Ordained Minister in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He was a member of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Anderson where he also served as interim pastor and teacher.
Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 207 Broad Street, Anderson conducted by Pastor J. Chris Fischer. Entombment will follow in Oaklawn Memorial Gardens Mausoleum. The family will receive friends from 6 until 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at Sullivan-King Mortuary, Northeast Chapel, 3205 North Highway 81, Anderson.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the charity of choice. SULLIVAN-KING MORTUARY, NORTHEAST CHAPEL