McConnell, Robert Dean, passed away, Sunday, February 8, 2026.

Beloved father of Kathy (Nicholas) Gollubske and Kendall (Pamela) McConnell; dearest grandfather of Erin (Hunter) McDaniel, Chad (Lauren) McConnell, Grant McConnell and the late Sean Gollubske; great-grandfather of Rowan, Carson and Carter McConnell and Warryn McDaniel; loving son of the late Rea and Viola McConnell; brother of Fern (the late Ray) Smith, Donna (the late Dave) White and May Bennett; our dear uncle, great-uncle and friend of many.

Services: Visitation at the SCHRADER Funeral Home and Crematory, 14960 Manchester Road at Holloway, Ballwin, Friday, February 20,  9:00 a.m. until time of service at 10:00 a.m. Interment at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. If desired, contributions may be made to Breakthrough T1D (formerly Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation) , Special Olympics or Autism Speaks . Friends may sign the family's on-line guestbook at Schrader.com.