Robert E. Zulandt Jr

Robert E. Zulandt Jr.
Age 73 of Chardon passed away unexpectedly on June 4, 2021. Born November 17, 1947 in New Jersey to Robert and Irene (Virginia) (nee: Schumaker) Zulandt, he moved to Chardon after marrying the love of his life Sue. Bob was a devoted husband, father to nine children and grandfather to 17 grandchildren. He was very involved in his children’s and grandchildren’s lives coaching many sports and attending as many events as possible all over the country and world.

Bob was a long-standing pillar of Chardon’s legal community, and served as Geauga County Chardon Municipal Court Judge for eight years. He was involved in various civic and professional organizations and activities throughout his career. He was the past president of the Geauga County Bar Association, and was appointed by the Ohio Supreme Court to the Geauga County Certified Grievance Committee Bar Council, for which he served as a long-standing member. Bob was a longtime guardian ad litem for Geauga County. He was a very active parishioner at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Chardon and was a founding member of Chardon Rotary Club. He served as a Board Member and legal counsel to Cleveland Benedictine High School and St. Andrew’s Benedictine Monastery of Cleveland. Bob will be truly missed by all.

Bob is survived by his wife of 50 years Sue (nee: Nemec) Zulandt of Chardon; children – Becky (Robb) Schneider of Chardon, Bob of Hudson, Matthew (Brittany) of Sharps Chapel, TN, Mike (Allison Lee) of Hong Kong, Joe (Casey) of Chester Twp, Tom (Jen) of Chardon, Dan (Carolyn) of Stuart, FL, Katie (Justin) Reifert of Birmingham, MI and David of Ohio City; grandchildren – Reese, Jake, Kayla, Gus, Sophie, Sam, Ella, Addie, Abby, Emma, Hank, Millie, Wes, Lola, Teo, Al, and Charlotte; and sister Barbara Kieifer of Columbus. He was preceded in death by his parents. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:30am on Friday, June 11, 2021 at the Church of St. Mary 401 North Street, Chardon, OH with burial to follow at All Souls Cemetery. A visitation will be from 5 to 8pm on Thursday at the Potti & Marc F. Burr Funeral Homes of Chardon (located within DeJohn Funeral Home) 126 South Street, Chardon, OH. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation in Robert’s memory to Court Appointed Special Advocate® (CASA) and guardian ad litem (GAL) by visiting www.ohiocasa.org/donate/ or make a check out to: CASA for KIDS of Geauga County, 470 Center Street, Building 5-C, Chardon, Ohio 44024
Obituary, online condolences and memorial gifts available at www.marcfburrfuneralhome.com .