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Robert Gerlaugh, age 95, passed away on December 11, 2022, at his home in Vero Beach, Florida.
He was born on December 31, 1926, in Springfield, Ohio to the late Howard and Mary Gerlaugh.
Robert grew up in Columbus, Ohio and Louisville, Kentucky. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Louisville and earned his doctorate from the University of Louisville Medical School, followed by residencies at the University of Pennsylvania and at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida.
He served in the United States Navy in WWII and as a flight surgeon in the United States Air Force during the Korean War.
Robert was a physician for 28 years in Glen Ridge, New Jersey and in Miami and Ocala, Florida. Prior to his retirement, Dr. Gerlaugh worked in the Hialeah Hospital in Miami as an Anesthesiologist and as Chief of Staff.
Robert was predeceased by his wife, Natalie Ellis (Bloom) Gerlaugh and his brother, Howard Gerlaugh. He is survived by his children: Robert Gerlaugh of Lake Wales, Florida, John Gerlaugh of Austin, Texas, and Mary Delaney of Brunswick, Maine.
Per Robert’s wishes, services will be private.
Arrangements are by Thomas S. Lowther Funeral Home & Crematory, Vero Beach.
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