Pletcher, Robert Ellsworth (1917-2013)
PLETCHER, RIETZ, HEAVNER, TEGLAND, FORMANEK, HOLLAND, ANDERSON, HOPKINS, CLAUDE, JOHNSON, BAKER, HELIN
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 9/23/2013 at 17:00:13
Robert Ellsworth Pletcher
December 2, 1917 - August 17, 2013FOREST CITY - Robert "Bob" Pletcher, 95, of Forest City, died on Saturday, August 17, 2013, at the Concord Care Center in Garner.
Robert Ellsworth Pletcher, a son of Winton and Emma (Rietz) Pletcher, was born on December 2, 1917, at Eagle Grove, Iowa. In 1918, he moved with his family to a farm southwest of Forest City where he attended country school. In October of 1934, he married Lorraine Albertson, and to this union five children were born, Shirley, Faye, Robert, Marcia, and LaRae. A sixth child, Darold, was Lorraine's son from a previous marriage.
Bob operated his own trucking and transportation business, Pletcher Transfer and Storage, for many years. He also delivered travel trailers for Forester Trailer and Winnebago Industries. In 1975, he sold his business and began farming and raising hogs until he retired in 1987. In 1990, he and Lorraine purchased a condo in Forest City. Lorraine passed away in December of 1991. In May of 1994, Bob married Irene Anderson of Britt. They lived in the condo in Forest City and spent their winters in Texas, which they enjoyed very much.
Bob was a member of the Forest City United Methodist Church, the IOOF Lodge, the Forest City Lions Club, and the Forest City Development Group. He also served one term on the board of the Iowa Motor Truck Association. For several years during the time of the planning and contract letting for the new Kum Along Club building, which was built in 1990, he proudly served as president of the club.
He is survived by his wife, Irene, of Forest City; five children, Shirley (Keith) Heavner, of Clarks Grove, Minnesota, Faye Tegland, of Forest City, Keith (Monica) Pletcher, of Forest City, Marcia (Dick) Formanek, of Garner, and LaRae (Ron) Holland, of Forest City; his step-children, Larry (Cindy) Anderson, of Garner, Carolyn Hopkins, of Ripley, Mississippi, Peg (Red Putzspuck) Claude, of Kanawha, Michael (Mary) Anderson, of Britt, and Craig Anderson, of Boise, Idaho; twenty-three grandchildren; fifty-two great-grandchildren; and several great-great grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his first wife, Lorraine; his son, Darold, in 1982; his brothers, Lloyd, Leonard, and Howard Pletcher; his sister, Mildred Johnson; his son-in-law, Virgil Tegland; his daughter-in-law, Rose Mae Pletcher Baker; his grandson, Tony Tegland; his granddaughter, Linda Pletcher; and a great-grandson, Ryan Helin.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 P.M., Monday, August 19, 2013, at the United Methodist Church in Forest City with Rev. Charles Layton officiating. Cremation will follow with burial of the urn at a later date in Madison Township Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to services at the church. The Petersen Lund Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.
Memorials may be directed to the Forest City United Methodist Church Elevator Fund or to Hospice of North Iowa.Copyright © 2013, Petersen Lund Funeral Home
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