Robert Stephen Leighton 1922-2003

LEIGHTON, ROSELAND

Posted By: Lori Clark
Date: 8/26/2003 at 15:25:40

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Robert Stephen Leighton, age 81 formerly of Iowa City died Thursday, August 21, 2003, at his home in Georgetown, Texas following a lengthy illness.

Memorial Services will be held at 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 27, 2003, at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. In Leiu of flowers, memorial donations may be made in Bob’s memory to Hospice Southern Care @ 13729 Hiway 183, Suite 1075, Austin, Texas, 78750 or these can be sent to the funeral home for us to forward them to his family. Online condolences may be sent for Bob’s family through our website @www.gayandciha.com.

Robert Leighton was born May 9, 1922, in Scotland, South Dakota to Isaac and Cordell Leighton. The Leighton family moved to Iowa City, Iowa in 1928. Robert graduated from Iowa City City High in 1941. He attended the University of Iowa and received his degree from the Illinois College of Optometry before seving in the Air Force from 1943 until 1946.

Robert and Una Marie Roseland were married in East Lansing, Michigan August 7, 1943. They recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with family and friends.

In 1952, Robert moved to Texas and began a long career with the Merck Drug Company and later he became District Manager for American Optical in their scientific instrument division in San Francisco, California. Robert retired in 1984 and returned to Iowa City to live until moving to Sun City Georgetown, Texas in 1996. He was a member of the Santa Rose Catholic Church, Andice, Texas.

Robert family includes his wife, Una; daughters, Diana Phipps of Iowa City, and Susan George of Austin, Texas; son, Steve Leighton of Marathon, Florida; seven grandchildren, John and his wife, Angela Phipps, Kathy Phipps Moen and her husband, Jeremy Moen, Stacy George Burns and her husband, John Burns, Kylie George, Robert Leighton, Christopher Leighton, and Stephanie Leighton; three great-grandchildren, Wyatt and Kelsey Phipps and Autumn Moen; and niece Patty Powers Freel.

Bob was preceded in death by his parents, two sisters, Marilyn Biexrud and Alice and her husband, Elliott Powers; a son-in-law, Dane George, and a sister-in-law, Kay Brekke.

Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service of Iowa city is caring for Robert’s family and his services.