Robert Eugene Sutton, 91, died April 9, 2012, at VNA Hospice House in Vero Beach.
He was born in Omaha, Neb., and lived in Vero Beach for five years, coming from Apopka.
He was a career veteran of the Air Force, serving in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War as a medical technician.
After his retirement from the military, he was an administrator for the Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society, operating nursing homes in Millard and Wood River, Neb., for 15 years until he retired in 1983.
He was a 32nd-degree Mason in Omaha until moving to Florida in 1997.
He attended the Redeemer Lutheran Church in Vero Beach.
Survivors include his son, Thomas E. Sutton, of Vero Beach; daughter, Robyn J. Reuben, of Omaha; four grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years, Ethel Nadine Sutton, in 1995.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice Foundation, 1110 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960.
Services and interment will be at Westlawn Cemetery, Grand Island, Neb.
Arrangements are by the Strunk Funeral Home and Crematory of Vero Beach.
A guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.