SWAB, Robert Raymond 1923-2008

SWAB, KIVELL, WILLIAMS

Posted By: K. Kittleson
Date: 12/9/2008 at 12:21:15

Service:
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Hauser Funeral Home
1205 South Main Street
Charles City, Iowa

Robert R. Swab, age 84, of Charles City, Floyd county, Iowa, died Sunday, June 15, 2008, at the Floyd County Medical Center in Charles City.

Pastor Gary Van Wert of the Trinity United Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Sunnyside Memory Gardens rural Charles City. Military Honors will be conducted by the Charles City Ceremonial Unit.

Robert Raymond Swab was born September 13, 1923, at Marble Rock, Floyd county, Iowa, the son of Clarence and Elsie (Kivell) Swab. He graduated from the Greene High School and attended 2 years at Overland College. At the age of 17 Robert entered the United States Navy where he was stationed in the South Seas. While in the Navy, Robert attained the rank of Ensign and began training to become a pilot. After leaving the Navy, Robert finished his training and became a private pilot for his business.

On April 20, 1947, he was united in marriage to Wreatha Williams at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. For 52 years he was an owner of Allied Construction Company in Charles City. Robert was a member of the Elks Club, president of the Iowa Concrete Association and served on the board of directors for First Citizens Bank. His interests included playing golf, playing cards with his friends, operating heavy equipment, construction, and spending time with his daughter and grandchildren.

Living family members include his wife, Wreatha Swab of Charles City; daughter, Teresa Nelson of Duluth, Minnesota; four grandchildren, Melanie Nelson, Amy Nelson, John Nelson and Leah (Randy) Ritzko; great granddaughter, Violet Ritzko; brother, Max Swab of Marshalltown, Iowa; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and three sisters, Wilma Grant, Aileen Samek and Marguerite Swab.

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