F. Robert "Bob" Kopke, 89, died July 13, 2013 at Great Bend Health and Rehabilitation Center, Great Bend, Kansas. He was born November 3, 1923 at Great Bend, the son of Webster "Web" and Marie (McMurtry) Kopke. He married Norma Jean Gaunt August 10, 1945 at Great Bend. A graduate of the Wisconsin School of Banking, Mr. Kopke was a retired Installment Loan Officer of the Hutchinson National Bank. After retirement he served as the president of Maize State Bank, Maize, Kansas, until 1998. He had also worked intermittently for Cook and Weber Funeral Home and Bryant Funeral Home, Great Bend. Mr. Kopke served in the United States Army Air Corps' 4132nd AAF Base Unit as a Tech Sergeant B-17 navigator and radio operator during World War II. He was a member of the Elks Club, served on the board of the Boy Scouts of America, Masonic Lodge Exalted Ruler, and was a member of the Chamber of Commerce, serving as president in 1963, all of Hutchinson. He loved piloting his airplane, Glenn Miller '40's music, trout fishing, gourmet cooking, Mayan culture, and his family. He also helped develop the World War II Memorial Museum, Stradbroke, England, and the B-29 Memorial Plaza, Great Bend. Survivors include his wife, Norma Jean Kopke, of the home; one son, F. Robert "Rob" Kopke II, Great Bend; and one daughter, Pam Tucker, Great Bend. He was preceded in death by his father, Web Kopke; his mother, Marie Strong; and his sister, Josephine Bushnell. Graveside memorial service will be at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 17, 2013 at Great Bend Cemetery with the Reverend John Grummon officiating. There will be no visitation as cremation has taken place. Memorials are requested to American Legion Argonne Post 180 or Central Baptist Church or Golden Belt Home Health and Hospice or Barton County Food Bank, in care of Bryant Funeral Home.