BRINCEFIELD, Robert Earl ("Bob"), Sr.
A loving father, grandfather and brother passed away peacefully at home surrounded by his loved ones on Tuesday April 28, 2015. Bob was born in Miami, Florida on October 1st, 1933 to the late Earl and Frances Brincefield. Bob attended Little River Elementary and Junior High, and graduated from Miami Edison High School in 1951. During 1952 he enlisted and served as a Master Sergeant in the U.S. Army during the Korean War and was awarded the Purple Heart and 2 Bronze Stars for his bravery and service to our country.
During 1968 he became a licensed Dade County Master Plumber and founded Coastal Plumbing Company of Miami, which provided service to both Broward and Dade Counties for over 36 years. During 1981 Bob was one of the first plumbers to take and pass the State's Master Plumber exam, acquiring a State Plumbers License.
He will be fondly remembered and dearly missed by his son Robert E. Brincefield, Jr. and wife Terri and their three children Robert E. III, Brett and Brooke, his daughter Cheryl Baizan and husband Gabriel and their two daughters Amanda and Samantha, his sister Earlene Nesselrote and sister-in-law Alice Brincefield and their children, his longtime companion Jeanette Krause and her two sons Matthew and Mark Krause and grandson Timothy. His brother John "Jack" Brincefield predeceased him in 2013
A visitation and funeral service is scheduled at 12:00pm - 1:45pm on Friday, May 8th 2015, at Palm Beach National Chapel, 10055 Heritage Farms Rd, Lake Worth Florida, 33449. There will be a burial to follow at 2:15pm at South Florida National Cemetery, 6501 FL-7, Lake Worth, FL 33449. L. C. Campbell will officiate. Family and friends are welcome to attend and celebrate Robert "Bob" Earl Brincefield Sr.'s life. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Vitas Hospice Broward in Robert's memory.