Robert R. Lindgren, 87, died Thursday, February 9, 2012, at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH, after a period of failing health. He was born on March 28, 1924 in St. Joseph, Missouri, the son of Ralph and Verna (Patton) Lindgren. He had been a resident of the Peabody Home in Franklin, NH, for the past eight years, having previously residing in Dover, NH for several years. He served in the Army Air Force during World War II. He entered the US Air Force in 1950 and retired after twenty years of service. In 1966, he married Marguerite L. Drouin, who passed away in 1979. In 1985, he married Ruth F. Jewell, who passed away in 2004. He retired from Clarostat Manufacturing Company after 18 years as an Electronics and Engineering technician. He is survived by two step-sons, Douglas Jewell and his wife Joyce of Cape May Court House, NJ; Gary Jewell and his wife Sheryl of South Dennis, MA; and a step-daughter Sandra Jewell Bailey and her husband Charles of Northwood, NH. There are six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He also leaves behind his extended family of caring staff and residents of the Peabody Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 11:30am in the Parish of the Assumption at St. Joseph’s Church, 150 Central Avenue, Dover, NH, with Father Marc Gagne officiating. Interment will take place in the spring with Military Honors at St. Charles Cemetery in Dover, NH. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial donations be made to the Peabody Home Resident Activity Fund, 24 Peabody Place, Franklin, NH. Arrangements are under the direction of Purdy Memorial Chapel, 2 Concord Rd., Lee, NH. To sign our online guestbook, please go to www.purdyfuneralservice.com