Robert Herman Hackenburg

Robert Herman Hackenburg, 87, a 28 year resident of Pasadena and formerly of New Jersey, passed away Monday, July 26, 2021 at Cridge Assisted Living in Severn. 

Mr. Hackenburg was born July 28, 1933 in Summit, NJ to the late Herman and Ivy Hackenburg. He served honorably in the US Navy during the Korean War. He was stationed in Hawaii and then later in Alaska where he was a tail gunner for platoon Blue Sharks. After the Navy, he worked as a tool designer for reaction motors in New Jersey. He had a hand in working on the X15 motor that helped send rocket ships into space. He then went on to work as a manufacturing representative and spent a lot of his career traveling. In his later years, he ended up working in the VW Hospital as a patient care transporter until his retirement. A man of simple pleasures, Mr. Hackenburg enjoyed relaxing in his free time as well as tending to his yard and house repairs. He loved boats and being out on the water and he especially loved Hawaii, the beaches and the landscapes. 

In addition to his parents, Mr. Hackenburg is preceded in death by his sister, Betty Anne Fitzgerald. He is survived by his devoted wife of 28 years, Susan Hackenburg; sons, Robert Hackenburg, Gary Hackenburg, Jonathan Hackenburg; daughter, Deborah Berborich; step children Wendy Hess and her husband Barry, Deborah Toole and husband Bill, Glenn Herndon and his wife Aileen; brother-in-law Bruce Clark and his wife Caren; sister-in-law Janet Kerdock and her husband Louie; grandchildren Ariana, Angela, Frank and Jacob Hackenburg, Bradd Hess, Brianna Diaz and her husband Ian, Brentin Hess and his wife Makenzie, Kayla Hunt and her husband Chad, Billy, Bryce and Christian Toole, James Herndon; great grandchildren Leah and Cody Diaz, Archer Hess; niece Jean Fitzgerald; nephew Peter Fitzgerald and cousins Cay Whitmore and Paul Hackenberg.  

A graveside service will be held Friday, August 6th at 2:30 pm at Crownsville Veterans Cemetery, 1122 Sunrise Beach Road, Crownsville, MD 21032. 

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Alzheimer's Association by clicking HERE.