Robert F. Croxell 1927 - 2016

HADEN, CROXELL, KUHLKEN

Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 10/25/2016 at 13:45:58

Sioux City Journal
5 October 2016

Robert F. Croxell, age 89, of Holstein, passed away on Sunday, October 02, 2016 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center of Cherokee.

A funeral service will be held on Friday, October 07, 2016 at 10:30 AM at the St. John Lutheran Church of Cushing with the Rev. Melba E. Smith officiating. Burial will be at the Cushing Cemetery of Cushing with military rites conducted by the American Legion F. Roger Baumann Post #624 of Cushing. A visitation will be held on Thursday, October 06, 2016 from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM at the Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home of Holstein. Memorials may be directed to the St. John Lutheran Church of Cushing, the American Legion F. Roger Baumann Post #624 of Cushing or the Holstein Fire and Ambulance.

Robert F. Croxell was born January 7, 1927 to Harold and Mary (Haden) Croxell. He graduated from Correctionville High School in 1944, then enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He served in the South Pacific until he was honorably discharged in 1946. After returning home from the Navy, he worked as a truck driver and farm laborer in the Cushing area.

He was united in marriage to Joan M. Kuhlken at St. John Lutheran Church in Cushing on February 24, 1951. To this union two children were born, Michael and Mark.

Bob and Joan worked on various farms until 1958 when they moved to Holstein where Bob managed the Ellerbusch farms for the next 30 years. In March of 1988, due to health reasons, he retired to their home in Holstein.

Bob enjoyed fishing in Canada with his sons and grandsons, gardening, playing cribbage with friends and family, and he especially loved farming. He was a longtime member of St. John Lutheran Church in Cushing and served many years on the council. He was an honorary 60-year member of the American Legion at Cushing and a longtime member of the Ida County Soil Conservation Board.

Bob is survived by his wife of 65 years, Joan of Holstein, IA; sons, Michael (Kerry Dexter) of West Chicago, IL and Mark (Leslie Zillis) of Effingham, IL; grandsons, Jeffrey (Christine) Croxell and great-granddaughter Willa of Maryville, IL, and Drew Croxell of Carterville, IL; step-grandson, Kevin (Heidi) Dexter; step-great-grandsons, Zachary and Ryan of Mountain Lake, NJ; sister, Ruth Croxell Durham of Correctionville, IA; brother-in-law, Erasmo (Annie) Garza of Phelan, CA; and sisters-in-law, Donna Dietz of Kansas City, MO and Catherine, Kuhlken of Jackson, CA; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Harold and Mary Croxell Samuelson; parents-in-law, Henry and Olga Kuhlken; sisters, Beverly Garza and Geraldine Croxell; and brothers-in-law, Henry G. Kuhlken, Norbert Dietz and Charles Durham.