Robert R. Carpenter, age 68, of St. Peter, Illinois passed away at 11:25 a.m. Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Lutheran Care Center in Altamont, Illinois.

Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in St. Peter, Illinois.  Rev. William Emrick will be officiating. Burial will be at the St. Peter Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 24, 2015 at Pagel Funeral Home in St. Peter, Illinois. Memorials may be made to the St. Peter Lutheran School or donor's choice. Online condolence may be addressed to www.pagelfuneralhome.com

Robert was born on June 30, 1946 in Champaign, Illinois, the son of Raymond and Frances (Quigle) Carpenter. He married Joann Hartmann on September 17, 1977 at St. Peter Lutheran Church in St. Peter, Illinois. He was a member of the St. Peter Lutheran Church and had a Master's degree in History from Illinois State University in Bloomington, Illinois.  He was a historian, a train enthusiast, photographer and author for a train magazine. Robert retired as an operator at General Cable in Monticello, Illinois and he also served in the United States Army in Germany during the Vietnam War.

He is survived by his wife, Joann Carpenter of St. Peter, Illinois; son, Nathan Carpenter (fiancé Sara Norman) of Dayton, Ohio; brother, Gene Carpenter (wife Donna) of Monticello, Illinois.

He was preceded in death by his parents and an infant twin brother.