Baumgartner, Robert John 1925-1991

BAUMGARTNER, SNITKER, MOEN, COOPER, BUTLER, MILLER, JONES, JEIDE, BRAINARD, FLAGE, PEOPLES, BULMAN, HONN

Posted By: Connie Ellis (email)
Date: 8/7/2011 at 19:45:04

SOURCE: Postville, Iowa POSTVILLE HERALD, January 20, 1991
Contributor: Connie Ellis (Not related)

Funeral services for Robert John Baumgartner, age 65, were held Thursday, January 14, 1 p.m. at Forest Mills United Methodist Church. Rev. Verdon Swenson officiated. Burial was in the Oakland Cemetery, Waukon, Iowa. Martin Funeral Home, Waukon, Iowa was in charge of arrangements. Pallbearers were Ralph Welch, Lyle Johannsen, Lyle Opheim, Francis Berns, Paul Kilcher, and Duane Sheffert.

Robert John Baumgartner, son of John Henry and Florence Martha (Snitker) Baumgartner, was born August 26, 1925 at Waukon, Iowa. He attended rural Allamakee County Schools - Ludlow #4. He married Joyce C. Moen on June 27, 1945 at Waukon, Iowa. They lived in the Frankville, Iowa area, in 1971 moved to the Luana, Iowa area, and in 1988 moved to Waukon, Iowa. Robert worked at Home Gas in Waukon for 18 years and also worked 18 years at D & J Feed Service in Monona, Iowa. He was a member of the Forest Mills United Methodist Church.

He was preceded in death by his father, his brother Norman Baumgartner, who died in 1931, and his wife, Joyce, who died November 3, 1987.

Robert is survived by his mother Florence Baumgartner of Waukon, Iowa; 6 daughters, Janice (Glenn) Cooper of Waukon, Iowa, Sandra (Steve) Butler of Decorah, Iowa, Jeanene (Craig) Miller of Apple Valley, California, Sharon (Larry) Jones, and Carol (Michael) Jeide, both of Waukon, Iowa, and Lori (Dave) Brainard of Postville, Iowa; 5 sons, Dennis Baumgartner of Lamont, Iowa, John Baumgartner, Darrell Baumgartner, and Richard Baumgartner, all of Waukon, Iowa and Neil Baumgartner of Postville, Iowa; 27 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild; and 4 sisters, Marietta (Albert) Flage of Gainesville, Florida, Lorna (Edgar) Peoples of Springfield, Virginia, Alice (Gary) Bulman, and Linda (Meryl) Honn, both of Waukon, Iowa.

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Note: According to the Social Security Death Index, Robert John Baumgartner died January 21, 1991.