Robert Arthur Weaver (1920-2003)

WEAVER, FARQUHAR, SMITH, PINGEL, WILLEY, WHITE, ANDERSON, EWOLDT, BORLAND, TUTTLE

Posted By: jane austin (email)
Date: 10/18/2016 at 16:47:37

Funeral services held for Robert A. Weaver

Robert Arthur Weaver, the son of Claude and Linda (Farquhar) Weaver, was born November 12, 1920, near Sutherland, Iowa. He at­tended country elementary school, Sutherland High School and gradu­ated from Calumet Consolidated School in 1938.

He was united in marriage to Velma Smith [sic] on March 15, 1960, at the First Presbyterian Church in Paullina. He had been a farmer all his life, also an avid breeder of shorthorn cattle, at one time being a director of the Short­horn Association. He retired from farming in 1986.

He passed away on Wednesday, April 2, 2003, at the Sioux Valley Hospital in Cherokee, Iowa, reaching the age of 82 years, 4 months and 20 days.

He leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Velma of Larrabee, Iowa, a daughter, Roanne Jean and her hus­band, Tom Willey of Spencer, Iowa; one granddaughter and her husband, Dawn and Landon White of the Washington, D.C. area; two great­grandchildren: Chelsea and L.T. White; three brothers and their wives: Burdette and Mavis Weaver of Paullina, Douglas and Susanne Weaver of Calumet and Clyde and Wilma Weaver of Lake Park; three sisters: LaVonne Anderson of Suth­erland, Maxme Ewoldt of Paullina and Marguerite Borland of Santa Monica, CA; many nieces and neph­ews; and many other relatives and friends. Robert was preceded m death by his parents; one brother, James; and one sister, Beverly Tuttle.

Funeral services for Robert A. Weaver were held at 11:00 a.m. Sat­urday, April 5, 2003, at the First Presbyterian Church in Paullina, Iowa, with Rev. Donald Freeman officiating. The casket bearers were Paul Tuttle, Blake Jurgensen, Jay Ewoldt, LeDen Pingel, Burleigh Jurgensen and Ryan Weaver. Interment was at Prairie View Cemetery, Paullina, Iowa, under the direction of the Gaudian-Eldridge Funeral Home.

Paullina (Iowa) Times, Apr 10, 2003, pA3