Hovey, Robert L.

HOVEY, WATTERS, GOODALL, ROBINSON, REITER, SUTTON, TOOKER, TRIMBLE, DOMBROVSKI, HABIGER, COOK, OWEN

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ROBERT “BOB” L. HOVEY, 67St. Cloud, MNJuly 14, 1941 - September 8, 2008Robert “Bob” L. Hovey, age 67, St. Cloud, MN died Monday, September 8, 2008, at St. Benedict’s Senior Community, St. Cloud, MN after a brief battle with cancer.Visitation will be held Thursday, September 11, 2008, from 3:00 to 5:30 PM at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, St. Cloud, MN, followed by a Memorial Prayer Service at 5:30 PM. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 13, 2008, at 10:30 AM at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, DeWitt, IA, with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Funeral arrangements were made by Benson Funeral Home, St. Cloud, MN.Bob was born on July 14, 1941, in Long Grove, Iowa, to Max and Frances (Watters) Hovey. He graduated from St. Joseph High School, DeWitt, IA, in 1960, and served in the Iowa National Guard. Bob married Karen Goodall on September 14, 1963, in Petersville, IA. Bob was employed in several fields of work, but he most enjoyed his work as a welder at J.I. Case, as a sales representative for Olivetti Underwood, Lever Brothers, and BASF Wyandotte and more recently for the City of Muscatine, IA/Clark House and St. Cloud HRA/Grace McDowall. He was a member of St. Anthony’s Catholic Church, St. Cloud, MN. Bob was an avid fisherman and had recently fulfilled his dream of retiring to Park Rapids, MN, which was his favorite place to fish since he was a child. He also enjoyed hunting, riding ATV’s, camping, anything outdoors and visiting his grandchildren.Survivors include children, Chris Hovey of St. Cloud, MN; Sue (Paul) Robinson of St. Cloud, MN; Trish Hovey of Avon, MN; and Jennifer (Doug) Reiter of St. Augusta, MN; mother, Frances Hovey of DeWitt, IA; brothers and sisters, Jean Sutton of Maquoketa, IA; Kay (Ron) Tooker of Eagle Point, OR; Max (Bonnie) Hovey, Jr. of DeWitt, IA; Beverly (Charlie) Trimble of Superior, AZ; and Phil (Judy) Hovey of Bellevue, IA; sister-in-law, Judy Hovey of Eldridge, IA; eleven grandchildren, Melissa Dombrovski, Justin Habiger, Elizabeth Robinson, Jessica Hovey, Zak Hovey-Cook, Jordan Owen, Jacob, Lexie, Halia, Kadence and Tierney Reiter; and two great-grandsons, Devon and Jaden Dombrovski.He was preceded in death by his father, Max, brother, Don Hovey, and brother-in-law, Jim Sutton.Obituary and Guestbook online at www.bensonfuneralhome.com.Death date: Sept. 8, 2008#
Published in the Clinton Herald from 9/10/2008 - 9/12/2008