Robert Conley Obituary

Robert D. "Bob" Conley

9/14/1935 - 7/8/2025

Robert Dale Conley, 89, passed away on July 8, 2025, at the Lakes of Monclova.

He was born in Detroit, Michigan, on September 14, 1935. His deceased parents were John E. Conley and Inez (Berryman). In 1940, the family moved to Berkley, MI, where Robert attended Angell school, Berkley Junior High School where he graduated in 1953. It was the same year the family moved to Toledo, Ohio, and Bob entered the University of Toledo. He was active in extracurriculars, president of Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity, outstanding student senator of 1957, and was on many campus committees.

He graduated in 1957 with a B.Ed. For the next 5 years he taught English at Cantrick Junior High School, MI.

In 1963 Robert was hired by Toledo Public Schools to teach English and Spanish at Roy C. Start High School. For the next 9 years, at times, he was department chair and senior class and student council adviser. During this time, he received an M.Ed and an Education Specialist degree from the University. He then served as Assistant Principal at Start High School.

In 1985 he moved to the Toledo Board of Education where he was appointed Director of Professional Personnel until he retired in 1999. During that time he was elected president of the Ohio Association of School Personnel Administrators and later served as its state advisor. After retirement he returned three times to the TPS personnel department.

He moved to Monclova Township in 2000, and served as a trustee at the Waterside Community, a member of the Anthony Wayne Arts Council, and served on the Monclova Historical Foundation culminating in his being elected president.

His brother, James, and his wife, Anna, also preceded him in death.

Surviving are his nephew, Mark Conley, and his wife, Christine, of Nashville, TN; niece, Patricia, and husband, Michael Dunn, of Toledo; and niece, Cynthia, and husband, Jeffery Drew, of Maumee; several great-nephews and nieces and several great-great-nephews and nieces. In addition he has a cousin in Oakville, Ontario, and three cousins in Cornwall, England.

Visitation will be held on Wednesday, July 16, 2025, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., with a funeral service to follow, at 11:30 a.m., in Maison-Dardenne-Walker Funeral Home, 501 Conant St, Maumee, OH 43537. Burial will be held privately at Ottawa Hills Memorial Park.

The family wishes to extend a heartfelt thank you to the staff of Lakes of Monclova for their exceptional care of Bob. Memorial contributions may be directed to Hospice of Northwest Ohio and Trilogy Health Services Foundation in care of Lakes of Monclova. Condolences can be shared online at

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