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Robert “Bob” Binggeli, 94, Hills
Obituaries · October 02, 2014
Robert “Bob” Binggeli, 94, of Hills died Sunday Sept. 28, 2014, at Briarwood Health Care Center in Iowa City.
Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday Oct. 1, 2014, at the Henderson-Barker Funeral Home in West Liberty. Visitation was Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2014, at the funeral home. Burial will be in the Overman Cemetery in Atalissa, Iowa. Memorials may be made to the East Central Iowa Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.hendersonbarkerfuneralhome.com.
Walter Robert Binggeli was born May 27, 1920, in Muscatine, Iowa, the son of Fred and Anna Sabbath Binggeli. He was united in marriage to Elma Oepping on May 27, 1944, in Davenport. They moved to Sharon Center in 1946 where they raised four children. Bob farmed for many years and drove the first semi for Eldon Stutsman. He was the seventh person hired at the Iowa City Proctor and Gamble plant when they opened in 1956. Following Bob’s retirement in 1981, he and Elma moved to Hills to make their home. They spent 13 winters in Texas.
He was a member of the Sharon Center United Methodist Church and E-Z Wheelers RV Club; he was a 4-H leader, board member of the Johnson County Fairgrounds and part of the Sharon Center Masonic Lodge; and he enjoyed playing cards with the 39er’s and the Sharon Card Club.
Survivors include two daughters: Donna Williams-Utsler and special friend Rainer Nitsche of Hills and Linda (Steve) Manary of North Liberty; two sons: Al “Bear” Binggeli and Cheryl Campion of Iowa City and Fred Binggeli of Tiffin; seven grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren and six great-great-grandchildren; and special friend Mabel Lenz of Washington.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife Elma; two sons-in-law, Howard Williams and Roger Utsler; and three great granddaughters.
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