Robert Hilby

Posted 6/28/21

EAST DUBUQUE–Robert J. “Bob” Hilby, 60, East Dubuque/Menominee, passed away Thursday, June 24, from injuries sustained from a train accident.

A funeral service will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Friday, July 2 at Nativity BVM Church in Menominee, with burial to be at a later date. Friends may call from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, July 1 at Furlong Funeral Chapel in Galena.

In lieu of plants and flowers, a Robert J. Hilby Memorial Fund has been established. His family would like to extend a special thank you to the Engle family, members of the Canadian National Railway, the Menominee-Dunleith and East Dubuque fire departments, Galena Area EMS, Midwest Medical Center staff and local law enforcement agencies.

Online condolences may be left for the family at furlongfuneralchapel.com.

This item is available in full to subscribers.

Attention subscribers

We have recently launched a new and improved website. To continue reading, you will need to either log into your subscriber account, or purchase a new subscription.

If you had an account at our previous website, you can locate your account and reset your password by clicking here.

If you are a current print subscriber, you can set up a free website account by clicking here.

Otherwise, click here to view your options for subscribing.