Robert Gilmore McKinnell, 98, longtime St. Anthony Park resident, died June 21, 2025.

Bob was born in Springfield, Missouri, and served in the Navy during both World War II and the Korean War. He was a professor of genetics and cell biology at the University of Minnesota from 1970 to 1999 and received the Morse–Alumni teaching award in 1992.

He published several books on the subjects of cloning and cancer. Bob’s research involved surveying leopard frogs in Minnesota from the 1960s to the 2010s, and he was consulted on deformed frogs in the 1990s.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Beverly. He is survived by his children Nancy, Robert (Tonya) and Susan (Charles), and five grandchildren.

Memorials may be sent to the American Cancer Society.