Robert Frederick Bast

Robert Frederick Bast, 90, of Edgewater and a longtime resident of Shady Side passed away June 4, 2026. He was born November 13, 1935, in Shady Side to Edward Leo and Jeanette Laura (Lee) Bast. Robert was a very skilled craftsman. He worked as a master carpenter and boat builder for many years working on and repairing every skipjack that has come up the Chesapeake Bay during his lifetime. Robert attended Centenary United Methodist Church and Shady Side Baptist Church. He was also a member of Galesville Volunteer Fire Department (Company 1), Shady Side Volunteer Fire Department (Company 41), and 7^th District Rescue Squad (Company 24) where he served as Chief. He enjoyed playing guitar and singing and was a member of 2 local bands, most notably the Shady Side Sour Notes. Robert was also an avid waterman and enjoyed fishing, crabbing, and oystering.

Robert is survived by his wife Peggy Lane, daughters Evelyn Miller and her husband Rusty of Shady Side and Bobbie Jo McAllister of Hughesville, grandchildren Jeanette Moreland and her husband George II, Carin Bevins and her husband Denver, Terry McAllister and his wife Brittany, Casey McAllister, and Thomas “Boh” Hutchins, great-grandchildren George III and his wife Mandy, Stephen, Sarah, Isaac, Dylan, Emma, Nathan, Joshua, Angela, Hartley, Connor, Aggie, Everly, and Charlotte, and great-great-grandchildren Violet, Rosie, and Sonny. He is also survived by his sister Elaine Catterton and half brother Edward Bast and his wife Christina. He was preceded in death by his daughter Angela Bast, and brothers Walter, Raymond, and John Bast.