Robert "Bob" James Stainsby

Robert James “Bob” Stainsby, 83, of Great Falls, died of heart failure on Sunday, January 8, 2023. A memorial service will be on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel with a celebration to follow at the Pit Stop in Black Eagle.

Bob was born on September 5, 1939, in Great Falls to James A. and Flora V. Stainsby. He was a College of Great Falls graduate and worked in the insurance adjusting field his entire career of 33 years. In 1960 Bob married his best friend and sweetheart, Gretchen Mae Richards. They were married 50 years before her passing on April 11, 2011. Together they had two sons, Craig Stainsby (Marlo Athun) and Rob Stainsby (Kristina Landon).

Bob leaves behind his two sons; two grandsons who were the apples of his eye, Shay Stainsby (L.E. Stainsby) and Shawn Stainsby; and daughter-in-law, Willow Oswald. His mother was killed in a car accident in 1955 when he was just 16 years old.

Bob was preceded in death by his mother, Flora Pappin Stainsby; his father, James A. Stainsby; stepmother, Hazel Stainsby; sister, Jo Ann Stainsby Leirdahl; baby brother, William Addison Stainsby; and numerous relatives. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him.