Robert L. Slingluff, 85, of Baden died Saturday afternoon at his home.

Born April 29, 1921, in Martinsburg, Va., he was the son of Walter U. and Ruth Beard Slingluff.

He was a member of the Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church in Baden.

He retired as an airplane engine mechanic at the Pennsylvania Air National Guard at the Pittsburgh Greater Airport.

During World War II, he was an airplane engine mechanic (747) in the Army Air Force with the rank of staff sergeant.

Mr. Slingluff was a life member of the VFW Post 165 in Ambridge.

He is survived by his wife, Evelyn E. Goubeaud Slingluff, whom he married in February 1947; two sons, Robert Slingluff of Baden and Terry Slingluff of Oil City; two brothers, the Rev. James Slingluff of Maryland and John Slingluff of Louisiana; four grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by two brothers and a great-grandson.

<B>SLINGLUFF</B>— Friends of Robert L. Slingluff, who died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2006, will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. today at the <B>A. Carl Kinsey-Ronald N. Volz Funeral Home</B>, 328 W. Main St., Evans City. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Dennis Rosser officiating. Entombment will be in the Sylvania Hills Mausoleum.Memorial donations be made to Good Samaritan Hospice, 3500 Brooktree Road, Suite 320, Wexford, PA 15090.Information also available at www.kinsey-volzfuneralhome.com