Robert “Bob” Dahl
Robert C. “Bob” Dahl, age 86, a resident of Eagle River, WI, and formerly of Milwaukee, WI, passed away on January 12, 2026, at the Howard Young Medical Center in Woodruff, WI.
Robert was born on March 1, 1939, in Milwaukee, WI, to Chester and Lucille Dahl.
Growing up in Milwaukee, Robert worked many odd jobs to help out at home. In summers he worked at the town tennis courts as a ball boy. When someone didn’t show up, he got instructions on how to play tennis. At 17 he worked for Union Construction Company as a cement finisher. In winter he shoveled snow and worked at Seditas Butcher making sausage.
In high school, Robert played many sports including football, tennis and wrestling. In tennis he won the city doubles championship. Upon graduating he was employed at Hunzinger Cement as a mason.
He met his wife, Anita Demman, in high school and were married on September 19, 1959. In 1963, Robert joined the Milwaukee Police Department and worked at 4th Locust where he patrolled and walked the beat in uniform. During that time he worked in the Captain’s Office until the 1967, Milwaukee Riots when he was transferred to Vice Squad and eventually transferred to the Detective Bureau where he worked with his partner, Jim Henner. He also spent time in the Arson Squad.
Robert Retired in 1998, and moved to Eagle River, WI, in the house that he built with friends.
