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Robert Roy “Bob” Volker

Birth	:	5 Sep 1948 Frederika, Bremer County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	3 Nov 2019 New Hampton, Chickasaw County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Saint John Lutheran Cemetery, Dresden, Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.9221992, -92.3082962
Description	:	Robert "Bob" Volker age 71 of New Hampton, IA, died Sunday, November 3, 2019, at New Hampton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 7, 2019, at St. John Lutheran Church, Frederika, IA, with Rev. Jane Harris presiding. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Friends may greet the family 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at the Hugeback - Johnson Funeral Home & Crematory in New Hampton. Visitation continues an hour prior to the service at the Church. Robert Roy Volker was born on Sept. 5,... Read More	Robert "Bob" Volker age 71 of New Hampton, IA, died Sunday, November 3, 2019, at New Hampton Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, November 7, 2019, at St. John Lutheran Church, Frederika, IA, with Rev. Jane Harris presiding. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Friends may greet the family 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at the Hugeback - Johnson Funeral Home & Crematory in New Hampton. Visitation continues an hour prior to the service at the Church. Robert Roy Volker was born on Sept. 5, 1948, on a farm near Frederika, IA, to Roy and Maxine (Bahlmann) Volker, and he was welcomed into this world by his Great-Grandmother Volker, who was a mid-wife. Bob attended country school in between Tripoli, Frederika and Sumner, and then transferred to Tripoli High School, where he was a member of the Class of 1967. He then went to work at the feed mill where his dad worked, but that winter, he accepted at job at Chamberlain in Waterloo, and he not only helped build tractors but he also was part of a team of employees who manufactured bullets. For 26 years, he made the trek to Waterloo and he was one of the last workers at the plant when it closed in 1993. He then went to work for Bergman Brothers as a truck driver and later moved on to Rausch Brothers before retiring in 2010. Bob, though, wasn’t the retiring kind of guy, and a couple of years later, he began driving truck for Rex Nolte. He also plowed snow for several commercial and residential customers in New Hampton. In 1998, Bob was introduced to Pat Lukes, and their family and friends told both of them that the other was a “good catch,” and they have been together ever since. Bob loved and adored Pat’s kids as if they were his own. He was grandpa to Kyle, Logan, Lola,Tyler, Brianna and Dillon. He loved spending time with them and he loved the good-natured teasing that was dished out during their time together. He always called Lola “Lulu” and she in return nicknamed him “Sponge Bob.” Bob was a big man, but he had a tender heart. He had a zest for life, and enjoyed hunting, fishing and boating with his dad and his Grandpa Hermann Bahlmann, and playing rummy nearly every night during "social hour" with Pat. The couple was known to take many road trips throughout northeast Iowa. In later life, he enjoyed his “coffee clubs” at Klunder’s Kafe, where he and his buddies would meet up every morning at 5, and the New Hampton NAPA Auto Parts Store, which met "roughly" three times a day. He was a man who believed in helping people, and he could fix or build just about anything. He was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church in Frederika and he had been a longtime volunteer firefighter in Frederika. Bob loved helping Pat when she opened a “Rosa Burger” stand in the NAPA parking lot. He’d do the heavy work but he was especially good at the “socializing” with Rosa Burger customers. This past spring, Bob was diagnosed with Stage IV kidney cancer. He put up a courageous and valiant fight before he was called home. Pat, her children and her grandchildren — as well as his many friends — will miss him dearly, as will Amos, the cocker spaniel that welcomed him home every time he had to “run into town.” Survivors include his dear friend and companion, Pat Lukes of New Hampton; Pat’s children, Faron (Tracy) Swehla of Liberty, MO; Jackie (Jimmy) Lemke of New Hampton; Faron’s children, Tyler, Brianna and Dillon Swehla; Jackie’s children, Logan Finnegan and Lola Lemke; one aunt, LaDonna Lampe of Waverly; several cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents and Jackie’s son, Kyle DeVries in 2007. Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home - New Hampton

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Robert Roy “Bob” Volker's memorial is located at: Saint John Lutheran Cemetery, Dresden, Chickasaw County, USA.
When did Robert Roy “Bob” Volker death?
Robert Roy “Bob” Volker death on 3 Nov 2019 in New Hampton, Chickasaw County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Robert Roy “Bob” Volker's memorial?
Latitude: 42.9221992
Longitude: -92.3082962

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Parent

Roy Louis Volker

(1927 - 2012)

Maxine Helen Bahlmann Volker

(1929 - 2017)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Saint John Lutheran Cemetery
Dresden, Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9221992, -92.3082962

2. North East Iowa Garden of Memories
Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9724998, -92.2786026

3. Richland Township Cemetery
Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9589005, -92.3771973

4. Alcock Cemetery
Frederika, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8636017, -92.3380966

5. Walling-Fifield-Gillett Cemetery
Frederika, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8555340, -92.3085120

6. Saint Paul Cemetery
Frederika, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8614006, -92.2566986

7. Mentor Cemetery
Frederika, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8891983, -92.2192001

8. West Cemetery
Fredericksburg, Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9603004, -92.2136002

9. Pinhook Cemetery
Frederika, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8656693, -92.2089920

10. Saint Paul Lutheran Cemetery
Seigel, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8325130, -92.3393690

11. Saint John's Lutheran Western Douglas Cemetery
Plainfield, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8632080, -92.4070950

12. Rose Hill Cemetery
Fredericksburg, Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9743996, -92.1932983

13. Saint John's United Church of Christ Cemetery
Tripoli, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8286280, -92.3555960

14. Boyd Cemetery
Fredericksburg, Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0043983, -92.2285995

15. Chickasaw County Home Cemetery
Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0258086, -92.3179551

16. Faith United Church of Christ Cemetery
Tripoli, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8208008, -92.2585983

17. Maple Grove Cemetery
Fredericksburg, Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9617004, -92.1607971

18. Zion Cemetery
Sumner, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8758011, -92.1607971

19. Saint Marys Cemetery
New Hampton, Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0536003, -92.3217010

20. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
Sumner, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8446999, -92.1607971

21. New Hampton Cemetery
New Hampton, Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0564003, -92.3210983

22. Children of Israel Cemetery
Chickasaw County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0583305, -92.3249969

23. Grace Lutheran Cemetery
Tripoli, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.7954900, -92.2378100

24. Horton Cemetery
Horton, Bremer County, USA
Coordinate: 42.8418999, -92.4764023