Bob Ebersold of Chatham, MA died peacefully at home on Father’s Day, June 21, 2026. He was the loving husband of Lani for 66 years and was the father of Mark (Denver, NC), Debbie (Chatham, MA), Luke (Wethersfield, CT) and Sue (Dennis, MA) as well as a daughter, Kathy, who died in 1979. He also leaves 7 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren.

He was born in Hartford, CT in 1940 and raised in Fall River, MA and Holyoke, MA. He graduated from Williston Academy in 1959 and Trinity College in 1963. Bob and Lani retired to Chatham in 1995. Bob spent his entire career with Aetna Life and Casualty in Hartford, CT, other than 2 years in Montreal, Canada. His career started in marketing and then moved through executive assignments in human resources, regulatory affairs, and finally product management and pricing for all commercial property and casualty products. He was very active in property insurance industry affairs serving on the Board of Directors of Florida and Texas windstorm plans and as chairman of the New York Fair Plan. He had a strong interest in sports and was an avid fly fisherman for Atlantic salmon, trout, bone fish, and striped bass. Bob was also a long time member of the Country Club of Farmington, CT.