Robert E. "Boob" Rihel, 71, of Wick Road, Slippery Rock, died at 6:40 a.m. Monday at the Grove City Medical Center.

Born in Slippery Rock Township, May 9, 1935, he was the son of Kermit and Alda Gannon Rihel.

He was a 1953 graduate of Slippery Rock High School. He retired in 1998 after 35 years with Cooper Energy Services, Grove City, where he worked on the maintenance crew.

Mr. Rihel attended the Bethel Presbyterian Church, Slippery Rock Township.

He was an Army veteran and belonged to the American Legion Post 852 of Harrisville.

He was an avid hunter and fisherman.

Surviving are his wife, Bernice P. Ferguson Rihel, whom he married July 27, 1957; a daughter, Linda M. Rihel of Boyers; two sons, Robert A. and Terry L. Rihel, both of Denver, Colo.; and six grandchildren.

<B>RIHEL </B>— Friends of Robert E. "Boob" Rihel, who died Monday, Nov. 27, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the <B>Jamison Funeral Home,</B> 117 N. Main St., Harrisville. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home with the Rev. Mark Frailey, pastor of Bethel Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be at Prairie Cemetery, Harrisville.