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Birth	:	6 Jan 1927 Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado, USA
Death	:	10 Aug 2000 Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado, USA
Burial	:	Holyoke Memorial Park, Holyoke, Phillips County, USA
Coordinate	:	40.5736744, -102.2816420
Description	:	ROBERT LEWIS CONKLIN Holyoke Enterprise, Holyoke, CO, 17 Aug 2000 Robert Lewis Conklin was born January 6, 1927 in Holyoke, one of seven children born to George Cleveland and Rosa Belle Stephens Conklin. He died on August 10, 2000 at Melissa Memorial Hospital in Holyoke, following several years of illness, at age 73. Bob graduated from Holyoke High School in 1945 then joined the Army, serving from May 1945 to December 1946, part of the time in France as a Staff Sergeant. He worked at the Holyoke Co-Op Elevator through high school and after returning from the... Read More	ROBERT LEWIS CONKLIN Holyoke Enterprise, Holyoke, CO, 17 Aug 2000 Robert Lewis Conklin was born January 6, 1927 in Holyoke, one of seven children born to George Cleveland and Rosa Belle Stephens Conklin. He died on August 10, 2000 at Melissa Memorial Hospital in Holyoke, following several years of illness, at age 73. Bob graduated from Holyoke High School in 1945 then joined the Army, serving from May 1945 to December 1946, part of the time in France as a Staff Sergeant. He worked at the Holyoke Co-Op Elevator through high school and after returning from the service, then became a lineman for Highline Electric Association on November 1, 1949, retiring, as line superintendent, on January 6, 1989. Bob and Ardis Marie Kropp were married in Holyoke on June 8, 1947. They had six children: Vicki, Randy, Gail, Karla, Robin and Eric. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on June 8, 1997 with every living child, grandchild and great-grandchild in attendance. He was a member and past commander of VFW Post #6482, a member of American Legion Post #90 and a retired volunteer fireman. He was also a member of Zion Lutheran Church. Bob enjoyed hunting, fishing, traveling, making wine, gardening and working in his yard. He was a handyman, always puttering in his shop when his health allowed. In 1993 Bob and Ardis fulfilled a longtime dream when they spent the summer traveling to and through Alaska, bringing back many wonderful memories. As a stern father, he could make his wishes and feelings known through some well chosen and very well used phrases! At the same time, he let each child and grandchild know they had a special place in his huge, loving heart. A man of much intelligence and many interests, he shared much of himself with his large family. Through summer vacations and fishing or hunting trips, his family members developed their love and respect for the wonders of nature. He knew how to make everyone laugh, often when they least expected it, sharing his wonderful and sometimes wacky sense of humor. He was always there with a helping hand when there was a need. He was a loving husband, father and grandfather and will be greatly missed by his family. One of the most important things his children remember is the unique childhood he created for them. With the large family there wasn't a lot of money for "store bought" toys, but the ones he built for them will never be forgotten: the softball diamond complete with backstop in the back field, the pulley ride that went half a block, a swing set made of HEA poles, homemade stilts, marble games and rubber band guns. There were the turtles that caught a ride to their house in the back of an HEA truck, the horney toads that arrived in his shirt pockets and strings of glass formed where power lines fell and melted sand. Bob was preceded in death by his parents George and Rose Conklin; brothers James Wesley Conklin and George Frank Conklin; sister Margaret Lee Beattie; brothers-in-law Lawrence Franklin Henderson and Daryl Dean Kropp; son Randel Wesley Conklin; sons-in-law Larry Ray Rothenberger, Roger Frank Laychak, Robert Maurice Mann and Harold Scott Brown; daughter-in-law Anita Baker Conklin Potts; grandson Troy Allen Buck; and great-granddaughter Sophie Leigh Noisewater. He is survived by his wife, Ardis of Holyoke; sisters Dora Tatum and husband Herman of Ovid, Ruth Hinnegan and husband Frank of Fort Collins; brother Harvey Conklin of Holyoke; sisters-in-law JoAnn Glittenberg, Tucson, AZ, Janice Temple and husband Ben of Lincoln, NE, and Rita Kropp of Holyoke; brothers-in-law Jim Kropp and wife DeAnn of Paonia, and Allen Kropp and wife Dottie of Sun City West, AZ; daughters Vicki Lynn Conklin of Holyoke, Gail Irene Harvey and husband Terry of Tahlequah, OK, Karla Sue Buck and husband Randy of Las Cruces, NM, and Robin Lou Miller and husband Mike of Holyoke; son Eric Richard Conklin of South Padre Island, TX; grandchildren Brenna Tidwell of Beaverton, OR, Kyle Conklin of Holyoke, Dacia Mann of Tulsa, OK, Colter Mann and wife Susan and Tony Mann all of Greeley, Darby Mann of Tahlequah, OK, Corey, Carrie and Katie Buck of Las Cruces, NM, Curtis Finch of Vail, Mandi Japp of Omaha, NE, Weston Finch of Holyoke; great-grandchildren Joshua, Brandon and Nick Tidwell of Beaverton, OR, Anastasia Conklin of Holyoke, D'Janay Mann and Baily Noisewater of Tahlequah, OK, Ashley and Amber Mann of Greeley; and many other relatives and friends. Services were held at the Zion Lutheran Church at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, August 14, 2000. Burial was at the Holyoke Memorial Park. Any non-designated memorial contributions will be added to the Robert Conklin Memorial Fund for the new dialysis center in Sterling. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ At a single ring nuptial ceremony performed June 8 in the Zion Lutheran Church of Holyoke, Colorado, Miss Ardis Marie Kropp, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kropp and Robert Lewis Conklin, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Conklin, exchanged their marriage vows. Rev. R. Einspahr, pastor of Zion's Lutheran Church officiated at the ceremony. The altar was banked with baskets of spring flowers. The organist, Mrs. Waldon Machamer, played the Lohengrin's wedding march as the bridal party approached the altar. Preceding the ceremony Harvey McCune sang, "Oh, Perfect Love" and "Our Wedding Prayer." Rev. Einspahr then gave the bridal couple a marriage text followed by a short sermon after which the marriage ceremony was performed. The bride, who was given in marriage by her father, was attired in a beautiful white brocaded taffeta. The gown was made with a basque waist, full skirt, sweetheart neck and Mary Stuart sleeves. She wore a finger tip veil held in place with a tiere of seed pearls and carried a bouquet of American beauty roses. The bridesmaid, Jo Ann Kropp, sister of the bride, was attired in a pink taffeta gown, and carried a bouquet of white carnations. The groom wore a dark blue suit, and was attended by his brother, James Conklin. The bride's mother wore an aqua linen dress, accessories of white and a corsage of pink carnations. The grandmother of the bride, Mrs. Chris Freis of Humboldt, Iowa wore a gray dress, black accessories and a pink carnation corsage. The groom's mother was attired in a rose crepe dress and wore a white carnation corsage. The ushers were Daryl Kropp and Kenneth Schlachter. Following the ceremony, members of the bridal party and wedding guests were entertained by the bride's parents at a reception in the church parlor. The room was decorated with streamers of pink and white and silver wedding bells. The tables were decorated with fresh flowers. The bridal table was graced by a three tier wedding cake. The guests were served refreshments by the waitresses, Mrs. Kenneth Schlachter, Mrs. Forest Ellis, Jo Ann Hagemann, and Shirley Weers. Those who aided in the kitchen were Mr. and Mrs. Weers, Mr. and Mrs. Wicks, Mr. and Mrs. H. Welper and Mr. and Mrs. F. Nierman. Following the reception, the newly married pair left for a short honeymoon. They will make their home at the Spry apartments on their return. Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Conklin are both members of the Holyoke graduating class of 1945. The groom served overseas in the army for a year during which time Mrs. Conklin worked as a nurse's aid in Denver Wheatridge Sanitarium. At present Mr. Conklin is employed at the Holyoke Cooperative Assn. elevator. Guests from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. Chris Freis of Humboldt, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. N.P. Olson of Humboldt, Iowa, Mr. and Mrs. George Naggatz and daughter of Denver, Mr. and Mrs. Sam Gamewell and daughter of Kersey, Colorado, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Naggatz and daughters of Sterling, Colorado, George Huff of Denver and Roy Buchleiter of Boulder, Colorado. Transcribed by Carol Moore Holyoke Enterprise ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

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Robert Lewis Conklin's memorial is located at: Holyoke Memorial Park, Holyoke, Phillips County, USA.
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Robert Lewis Conklin death on 10 Aug 2000 in Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado, USA
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Latitude: 40.5736744
Longitude: -102.2816420

Family Members:

Parent

George Cleveland Conklin

(1885 - 1952)

Rose B. Conklin

(1899 - 1999)

Siblings

James Wesley Conklin

(1920 - 1947)

George Franklin “Frank” Conklin

(1924 - 1967)

John H. Conklin

(1930 - 2006)

Margaret Lee Conklin Beattie

(1935 - 1986)

Children

Randel Wesley “Randy” Conklin

(1949 - 1976)

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