DANIELS, Robert 1922-2018

DANIELS, RATHBUN, SKAIM

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 10/30/2018 at 17:19:26

Robert "Bob" Daniels, 96, of Reinbeck, Iowa, and formerly of Waterloo, Iowa, died Sunday, Oct. 28, at Parkview Manor Nursing Home.

He was born July 12, 1922, in Ossian, Iowa, the son of Charles and Grace Rathbun Daniels. He married Mildred Minnie Skaim on Jan. 5, 1947, at Pontoppidan Lutheran Church, rural Decorah; she died Dec. 28, 2004.

Bob attended Frankville Township Schools. He worked for the Pacific Fruit Express in California and the Illinois Central Railroad in Waterloo until his retirement in 1985. Bob had also served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

He was a member of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Waterloo.

Survived by two sons, Dennis (Barb) Daniels and Tom (Mary) Daniels, both of Waterloo; a daughter in law, Linda Daniels of Dike; 10 grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild; and a sister, Betty Wiltgen of Harmony, Minn.

Preceded in death by his parents; his wife; a son, Larry Daniels; and five brothers Ray, Don, Walt, Lester and Chuck Daniels.
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Services:
Thursday, Nov. 1, at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church - Waterloo

Cemetery:
Burial at Garden of Memories Cemetery, with military rites by Evansdale AMVETS Post #31, Waterloo AMVETS Post #19, and US Navy Funeral Honor Guard

Memorials:
Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church and Cedar Valley Hospice

SOURCE: Locke Funeral Home website

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