Myers, Robert (“Bob”) Allen (1939 - 2022)

MYERS, HOEPNER, HULSEBUS, BOYLE, BUELL, ARP, PETERSEN, HANSEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 1/6/2023 at 19:07:36

Name of deceased: Robert (“Bob”) Allen Myers

Aged: 83 yrs, 10 mo, 21 days

Residence: Shelby, Shelby County, IA

Born: Jan. 12, 1939; Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA

Died: Dec. 3, 2022; Jennie Edmundson Hospital, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA (heart attack)

Funeral services: Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022; Shelby United Lutheran Church, Shelby, IA

Survived by: Wife, Bonnie Myers of Shelby, IA; children, Laurie (spouse, Shane) Hoepner of Hancock, IA, Susan (spouse, David) Hulsebus of Tennant, IA, Charles (spouse, Jody) Myers of Shelby, IA, Steven (spouse, Natalie) Myers of Shelby, IA, and Brenda Boyle of Papillion, NE; 14 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren; sister, Darla (spouse, Homer) Buell of Bassett, NE; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Father, Robert C. Myers; mother, Martha (nee Arp) Myers Petersen; stepfather, Raymond Petersen; mother- and father-in-law, Leota and Edward Hansen

Education: Graduated from Tennant (IA) High School, Class of 1957; he then attended Morningside College, Sioux City, IA, until the death of his father required his presence at the farm.

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: Drafted into the U. S. Army in Dec. 1961. After basic training at Fort Carson, CO, he and Bonnie spent the rest of his service career at Fort Hood, TX; he was discharged in Dec. 1963.

Marriage: Bonnie Hansen; Oct. 28, 1961; location not provided

Employment: After working various jobs, Bob retired from Lozier Corporation, Omaha, NE in 2005

Hobbies/Interests: Enjoyed gardening, cooking, watching college football, and dancing with Bonnie to “In the Mood”; vacationing with family; loved feeding and watching birds and squirrels; also loved strong coffee, apple pie (or any pie), and Tootsie Roll Pops.

Sources: kjan.com; pauleyjones.com