Robert W. BERNS

BERNS, PALMER, VILETA, BOATMAN, JONES

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 9/28/2007 at 19:30:47

Robert W. "Sharkee" Berns, 75, Belle Plaine, died September 25, 2007 at the Marengo Memorial Hospital following a short illness. Services with military rites will be held at 2 p.m. September 29 at Hrabak Funeral Home with Rev. David Soldner of Amenity Hospice officating. Honorary casket bearers were Loren and Nita Greenfield and Curtis and Arlene Palmer. Inurnment will be at 2 p.m. October 2 in the Belmond Cemetery.

Robert was born February 12, 1932 in Alexander to Gerald and Marie Jones Berns. He graduated from Belmond High School and attended Luther College for two years. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1952-1956 as an aircraft mechanic. He had also completed the police academy at Camp Dodge in Des Moines. On July 12, 1952 he married Frances E. Palmer in Wichita Falls, TX. He worked for Palco Manufacturing in Clarion for 21 years. He moved to Belle Plaine in 1985 where he continued to work for Palco until they closed. He and Fran ran Sharkee Enterprises for the past 20 years. He was a member of the Jennings-Bradshaw American Legion Post #39 of Belle Plaine.

He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter-in-law Connie Berns; and grandson Anthony Berns. He is survived by his wife; sons Robert G. (Roxanne) of Belmond and Brian (Kim) of Jefferson; daughter Lisa (Bob) Vileta of Marengo; brother Ted (Nancy) of Sierra Vista, AZ; sister Deanie (Dallas) Boatman of McMinnville, OR; and grandchildren Brandon and Mandi Vileta.

September 26, 2007
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