The Rev. Robert J. Gearhart, Sr., died August 19, 2021, at his home in Syracuse, Nebraska. Born in 1938 in Camden, New Jersey, to Curven V. and Isabelle (Bunting) Gearhart, he enlisted in the United States Army as a young man and served from 1956-1959. He was united in marriage to Wilma M. Wilson on June 17, 1960, in the Lady Chapel at St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Philadelphia. After marriage, he attended Temple University and graduated from St. Joseph's College before enrolling at Nashotah House as a seminary student. While at Nashotah House, he served as an assistant at St. Francis Episcopal Church in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin. He graduated from Nashotah House in 1973, and after ordination as an Episcopal priest, he served his first parish in Clifton Heights, Pennsylvania, at St. Stephen’s. His ministry later led him to Nebraska, where he served at St. Peter's in Neligh; St. Mark's in Creighton; St. John's in Albion; St. John's in Valentine; St. John's in Cody; St. Charles in Fairbury; and St. Augustine's in DeWitt. Upon retiring in 2002, he and Wilma moved to Syracuse, Nebraska. He enjoyed history and keeping current on events around the world. Fr. Gearhart is survived by his sons, Robert Gearhart, Jr., and Christopher Gearhart, grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Wilma, two brothers, and sister. A memorial will be held at a later date at Church of the Holy Spirit in Bellevue, Nebraska. Memorials may be directed to St. Joseph's Indian School 1301 N Main, Chamberlain, South Dakota, 57325, www.stjo.org, or Nashotah House, 2777 Mission Rd, Nashotah, Wisconsin, 53058, https://nashotah.edu/. For Fr. Gearhart’s obituary, please visit this link.