Robert Stanley Hojara

Jun 29, 1956 - Sep 20, 1977

Robert Stanley Hojara, 21, of 840 S. Brookfield, was found dead about 3:15 p.m. Friday in a bean field on Crumstown Trail along Drebilis Creek in North Liberty with a bullet wound in his head. A .38-calibre revolver was found at the scene.

County police said two suicide notes were found. The death has been ruled a suicide by the county coroner. Hojara was employed at Kapco. He was born June 29, 1956 in South Bend and was a lifetime resident of the area.

He is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert A. Hojara, with whom he lived; two sisters, Jean Ann and Suzanne, both at home; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. John Kulwicki of North Liberty, and his paternal grandparents, Mrs. Pauline Hojara of South Bend and John Hojara of Phoenix, Ariz.

Friends may call from 7 p. m. to 9 p. m. Sunday and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday in Guisinger Colonial Chapel.

Hojara was a 1974 graduate of Washington High School.

Sources: Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com and FindAGrave.com

12/04/2025 EJS

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