Bob was a native of Glens Falls, and spent 54 years with his wife, Rena, in Wilton.
Bob started his adult life as an Aviation Machinist with the U.S. Marine Corps.
Bob is survived by his wife, Rena (Ernst) of Wilton, two daughters, Colleen Shannon, Westchester, IL, and Carolyn Zinn (Todd), Mishicot, WI, a son, Robert Dyke (Bonnie), Schagticoke; 12 grandchildren; two sisters, Nancie Bidwell and Eileen Dixon; many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Loren and Bette Dyke.
Burial with military honors was at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery, 200 Duell Road, Schuylerville.
Donations can be made to: Community Hospice of Saratoga, 179 Lawrence Street, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866 or St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, 149 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866.