ROBERT EARL ATKINSON , age 96.  Beloved husband of Katherine A. (nee Hayden); loving father of Robert A. (Janet) and William (Ellen); cherished grandfather of Robert T., Jacqueline Graham, Katie (John Powell), Tom, and Jon (Ellah); dear great-grandfather of Dominic and Violet.  He worked for RTA for 34 years as a bus operator and was a Mason.  Friends may call at LATEK & RYBICKI, A GOLDEN RULE FUNERAL HOME, 7906 BROADVIEW RD. (corner of Broadview and Sprague Rds.) , where services will be held Saturday, August 3, at 12:30 PM.  Interment Crown Hill Cemetery. VISITING HOURS:  FRIDAY 3-7 PM .