~ IN MEMORY ~
USAF veteran, PAA/NEA/DL Capt. Robert Charles Gasko
May 8, 1930 ~ March 10, 2021
Submitted to our website comes news with the passing of
Delta Golden Wings member retired Northeast/Delta pilot Captain Robert Charles
Gasko, age 90. First with Pan American, Captain
Gasko then joined Northeast Airlines 06-17-1957 and retired with Delta Air
Lines in 1990, based Atlanta. He is
survived by his wife Kerstin, his children and his grandchildren.
To view the obituary and share memories online please visit
the funeral home website: http://www.mowells.com/obituaries/Robert-Charles-Gasko?obId=20258979#/obituaryInfo
Arrangements entrusted to Mowell Funeral Home &
Cremation Service of Fayetteville
www.mowells.com or email
fytoffice@mowells.com
Condolences may be sent to the family at
325 Grand Teton Circle,
Fayetteville, GA 30215-5288.
Thank you,
~ Carol for the PCN
Obituary : Robert
Charles Gasko took his final flight on March 10, 2021. Bob was born in The
Bronx, NY, on May 8, 1930. He received his Bachelor of Science in Aeronautics
from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Daytona Beach. Bob was a veteran
of the U.S. Air Force where he proudly served in the Korean War.
Bob began his career dusting cotton in Louisiana and then
moved to Miami, FL, in 1954 to pursue his aviation career with Pan American
Airways. Bob went on to fly with Northeast Airlines/Delta Air Lines. Bob
retired in 1990 after a distinguished career of 33 years.
Bob and his wife, Kerstin, moved to Peachtree City, GA, in
1979 where he became involved in the community as a member of the Peachtree
City Council, and he was a longtime member/past president of the Peachtree City
Rotary Club. Subsequent to his retirement in 1990 he continued his community
service as founder and a former chairman of the Fayette County Bank. Bob was a
Civil War buff, loved to play golf, travel, and soar in gliders. Bob is
survived and lovingly remembered by his wife, Kerstin; his children, Kristofer
Gasko (Kelly), Lisa Gasko, Tracy Burkart (Bill), Robert Gasko, Jr. (Deborah),
Paul Hives (Jane), and Fran McNealy (Russell); and his grandchildren, Maximum
Gasko, Gina Gasko, Chase Gasko, Stephanie Brunner, and Evan Hives.
No services are scheduled at this time. We welcome you to
provide your condolences, thoughts, and memories on our Tribute Wall. Mowell
Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Fayetteville, www.mowells.com
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