Rigoberto "Robert" Gomez, 72, Kansas City, Mo., formerly of Villanueva, Honduras, Hamilton, Mo., Salt Lake City, Utah, and Oakland, California, passed away on June 2, 2018, at the  North Kansas City Hospital, North Kansas City, Mo.

Robert was born on September 29, 1945, in Villanueva, Honduras, to Jose and Efigenia Alvarado Gomez.  He was a farmer and worked in residential construction.  He moved to the United States in 1960 and earned his citizenship.

He was a Roman Catholic and was a member of the Carpenter and Painters Union and The Honduras Association of Coffee Growers.

Robert was preceded in death by his parents.

He married Judy Kuhnert on July 1, 1989, in Las Vegas, Nevada.  She survives of the home.

Additional survivors:  3 daughters-Nicole (Joey) Gomez Varelas, Stockton, Ca; Michele Gomez, Portland, Oregon; and Maritchu Clark, Los Osos, California; 2 step-sons-Timothy (Jennifer) Edwards, Anchorage, Alaska; and William Robert (Wendy) Edwards, Hamilton; 8 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; brother-J. Francis Gomez, Kansas City, Mo., and Villanueva, Honduras; sister-Sonia Gomez Bustamante, Villanueva, Honduras; 1 niece; 1 nephew; and numerous cousins.

Graveside Service and Interment:  1:30 p.m., Wednesday, June 6, 2018, at Highland Cemetery, Hamilton, Mo.

Visitation:  noon to service time at Bram Funeral Home, Hamilton, Mo., on Wednesday, June 6.

Memorials:  The Midwest Transplant Network or to the family.

Arrangements:  Bram Funeral Home, Hamilton, Mo.
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