Robert Lee Wilbert, 83, of Pittsburg, Kansas died at 8:35 A.M. Monday, November 9, 2026, at Mercy Hospital at Pittsburg, Kansas.

Mr. Wilbert was born May 11, 1943, at Pittsburg, Kansas the son of Elmer and Josephine Pinsart Wilbert. Robert was a retired steel sales representative for the auto industry. He was raised in Pittsburg and graduated from Colgan High School in the Class of 1961 where he played football. He later attended Pittsburg State University and received a degree in business administration and also played football at Pitt State. He later attended Butler University at Indianapolis, Indiana and received a master’s degree. He retired in 2008 from AK Steel in Indianapolis where he worked many years and moved to Pittsburg in 2023. He married Sherry Ballock in 1963 at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Mrs. Wilbert survives in Pittsburg. He was a member of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church and the Indianapolis Corvette Club. Survivors include his wife, Sherry of Pittsburg, a son, Craig (Kathy) Wilbert of Franklin, Kansas, three grandchildren, Ashley Wilbert of Overland Park, Kansas, Shelby (Bob) Eberling of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, and Connor (Aspen) Wilbert of Pittsburg, Kansas, two great grandchildren, Wesley Eberling and Maeve Wilbert, and a brother, Dick Wilbert of Pittsburg, Kansas. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Ron Wilbert.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 A.M. Thursday, November 12, 2026, at Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church in Pittsburg, Kansas with Father Mike Simone as the celebrant. Burial will be at the Highland Park Cemetery in Pittsburg, Kansas. The family will receive friends from 9:30 to 10 A.M. Thursday at Our Lady of Lourdes Church. Rosary will be said at 10 A.M. Thursday preceding the mass. The family suggests memorials to the Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church. Donations may be sent to or left at the Bedene Funeral Home, 517 E. Washington, Box 621, Arma, Kansas 66712.