BALKENENDE, Robert 1946-2019

BALKENENDE, DARTER

Posted By: Volunteer
Date: 6/4/2019 at 09:19:30

Robert "Bob" Balkenende

January 12, 1946 - May 11, 2019

Robert “Bob” Balkenende, 73, of Tracy City, Tennessee, and formerly of Charles City, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at Tristar Centennial Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Roseville with Deacon Matthew Miller officiating. Burial will be at St. Mary’s Catholic Church Cemetery in Roseville, Iowa.

A gathering of family and friends will take place one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.

Bob was born in Charles City, Iowa, the son of the late William and Christine Balkenende. He was a member of the St. Marks Catholic Church in Manchester, TN, where he also was an usher. He also was a United States Army Veteran serving in the Vietnam War. Bob enjoyed riding motorcycles, playing baseball, tennis, building things, and most of all spending time with his family. Bob had a great sense of humor and will be greatly missed.

In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by two brothers, Dick Balkenende and Jim Balkenende (Nadine).

He is survived by his loving wife, Betty Darter Balkenende; two daughters, Jackie Connelly (Tom) and Teri Balkenende (Traci); three brothers, Jack Balkenende (Jane), Tom Balkenende (Rhonda), and Don Balkenende (Annette); four sisters, Jane Dutcher (Jerry), Judy Balkenende, Nancy Guthart (Raymond), and Sandy Sanford (Jim); one grandchild, Sanne Balkenende.

SOURCE: Hauser Weishaar Funeral Home