Robert Gene Pressler, 79, Indianapolis, passed away at 7:55 a.m., on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2019, at Eskenazi Hospital in Indianapolis. He was born in Wabash, to the late Eugene L. and Annabelle R. (Clupper) Pressler on July 7, 1940.

He was a 1959 graduate of Wabash High School. After high school, Robert attended LeTourneau Tech Institute in Long View, Texas and then served in the United States Navy. After college and the Navy, he worked as a trouble shooter for several electronic factories in Indianapolis.

He is survived by his brother, Ronald (Judy) Pressler, of Wabash; sister, Janice (Patrick) Flinn, of Anthem, Ariz.; ten cousins, two nephews, two nieces, two great-nephews and two great-nieces.

A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 9, at LaFontaine, IOOF Cemetery. Conrad Thompson will be the officiant.

Funeral services have been entrusted to McDonald Funeral Home, 231 Falls Avenue, Wabash, IN 46992.

Preferred memorials are to LeTourneau University, 2100 S. Mobberly Avenue, Longview, TX 75602.