Robert Maciejewski

Robert Jerome Maciejewski (Bob) passed away on Friday, June 5, 2026, in Chesterfield Township, Michigan, at the age of 96 years. He was born September 1, 1929, in Hamtramck, Michigan, to Peter and Leona (Stepaniak). In 1955, he married Mabel Sobolewski at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Detroit. Robert worked for Western Electric, and later AT&T, retiring in the early 1980s. He was a veteran having served in the Army Air Corps, and later the Air Force, and Air Force reserves in the 305th and 403rd reserve units at Selfridge Air National Guard Base for forty-two years, retiring as a Senior Master Sargent in 1989. Traveling was one of his favorite pastimes. He spent time in Germany, England, Mexico, and across the United States while in the Reserves. This love was also instilled in his children as they vacationed in the upper peninsula of Michigan, Yellowstone National Park, Florida, and New England together. Bob and Mabel also enjoyed spending time in Hawaii in the winter and at Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, in the summer months. He loved spending time with his family, biking, watching freighters on the St. Clair River, and walking at Lake St. Clair Metropark. Bob was a member of the Motor City Theater Organ Society and worked to preserve the historic Redford Theater in Detroit. In the 1990s, he purchased a 1969 glacier blue Corvair convertible in North Carolina, joined the Detroit Area Corvair Club, and won several awards at car shows and cruises. Bob was preceded in death by his wife and sons Michael and Robert, and granddaughter Ksenia. He is survived by his children Roberta (Paul) Janas, Kathryn, Peter, and Lee Manzo, twelve grandchildren, and seventeen great-grandchildren. The funeral Mass for Bob will take place on Monday, June 15, at 11:00 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 9764 Dixie Highway, Ira Township, with visitation beginning at 10:30. Father Joseph Esper will officiate. Burial will be Tuesday, June 16, at 2:30 at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly. The family is grateful to the staff at East Harbor for the excellent care Bob received while residing there. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Capuchin Monastery in Detroit, or the Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania Ohio, 6832 Convent Blvd., Sylvania, Ohio, 43560.

Robert Maciejewski

September 1, 1929 - June 5, 2026