AUBURN – Robert E. Crossley, 90, of 99 Sunderland Drive, Auburn, passed away on Monday, Nov. 26, after a 20-year battle with Parkinson’s disease.

He was born on Sept. 14, 1917, in Clearfield, Pa., the son of Irene and Jay Crossley. Bob graduated from Williamsport, Pa., High School in 1936, and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y., in 1950.

He served in the U.S. Navy from 1937 to 1945. His career spanned 38 years in the paper industry in the U.S. and Canada from Portland, Ore., to Millinocket. Of the five different companies he was employed by, the most recent was as manager of engineering at the former Boise Cascade in Rumford.

He played ice hockey at RPI under Coach Ned Harkness and was also an accomplished figure skater and downhill skier, which he picked up at the age of 48.

During his years in the Navy, he saw the world and traveled to all seven continents. While stationed in the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, he was part of the ADAK Gang which was involved in the invasions of Adak, Attu and Kiska. He attained the rank of chief warrant officer and spent most of his time aboard the Mugford, Santa Fe and San Saba.

He is survived by his wife, Beverly; three children, Sanna and her husband, Bill Purcell, of New York, Lori Ann Crossley of Saco and Todd Crossley of Auburn; one grandson, Brandon Purcell of Berkeley, Calif.

The family would like to give thanks to the Androscoggin Home Care and Hospice and a special thank-you to Jeanne.