Robert ”Bob” Dahnke

DAHNKE, EVANS, KENNEDY, MALDONADO, BARENZ, FAAS, HOBBS, FLAKE, KNOTTNERUS, KELSO, BLAKESLEE

Posted By: Tara (email)
Date: 2/17/2011 at 09:41:35

Robert ”Bob” Dahnke, 61, of 3738 Pineridge NE in North Liberty, died Tuesday evening at home with his family beside him.

Bob chose to be cremated. A celebration of Bob’s Life will be held Saturday at noon at Lensing’s Oak Hill, 210 Holiday Road in Coralville. The family will greet friends following the service from 1:00 – 3:00 pm at the funeral home.

Memorials may be directed to Iowa City Hospice, Johnson County Relay For Life or the MacBride Raptor Project.

Bob was born May 22, 1949 in Iowa City, the son of Robert L. & Edith (Evans) Dahnke. Growing up in Iowa City, Bob graduated from Iowa City High School in 1967. Bob met and married Cindi Kennedy on February 10, 1968 in Iowa City. Bob worked for Moore Business Forms in Iowa City for 25 years. He then operated his own business, Surface Specialists. For the past 15 years, Bob worked as a correctional leadsman at Iowa Medical Correction Center (IMCC) at Oakdale.

He was a member of the Iowa City Eagle’s Lodge and the Classy Chassy Cruisers car club.

Both Bob and Cindi volunteered for Johnson County Relay for Life and at the MacBride Raptor Project. Bob & Cindi kept a home in Rotonda, Florida, where for many years, they enjoyed the sun, the ocean and the warm weather.

He is survived by his wife Cindi;
son Rob (Idaliz Maldonado) of Eden Prarie, Minnesota;
Bob & Cindi’s Alaskan Malamute Kenji;
sisters in law, Laurie (Rick) Barenz of Middle Amana and Sherrie Faas of Coralville;
nieces and nephews, Ron & Emily Hobbs and their children Kyle and Quenten, Rachelle (Ron) Flake and their children Tyler and Dustin, Justin (Lindsey) Knottnerus, Taran (Jason) Knottnerus, Kristen (Mark) Kelso and Kari (Dan) Blakeslee and their children, Carter and Quenten.

Bob was preceded in death by his parents and a sister Rita.