Robert A. Scheidecker, 55, of Grove Rd., North Haven, died unexpectedly on March 10 at Yale-New Haven Hospital.  He was born in Middletown on Jan. 30, 1956, son of Robert and Barbara Mae Travers Scheidecker of North Haven.  Bob had worked for Sound State Systems and IKEA. He was a talented and avid drummer.  

Besides his parents, he is survived by two sisters, Linda Tosetti and her husband William and Lisa Volpe and her husband John.  He is also survived by his grandfather, Theodore Schwarz; four nieces, Lisa Thorpe and her husband Christopher, Kristen Gorski and her fiancé James Mazziotti, and Marissa and Jenna Volpe; and two great-nephews, Jacob Patrick Mace and Tyler Christopher Thorpe.

A funeral service was held at the North Haven Congregational Church on March 15. Burial was in the North Haven Center Cemetery.  Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to the North Haven Congregational Church, 28 Church St., North Haven, CT 06473. The North Haven Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.  www.northhavenfuneral.com