Robert Lloyd "Bob" Mausser
May 27, 1921 — April 5, 2013
Robert “Bob” Lloyd Mausser, 91, of Walker, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 5, 2013, at the Hiawatha Care Center, Hiawatha. Services: 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, April 9, 2013, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Walker, by Father Ardel Barta. The family will greet friends from 4 to 8 p.m., Monday, April 8, 2013, at the Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Walker. Burial: Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery, Walker.
Survivors include wife, Ruth; children, Gary (Margret) Mausser of Walker, Joyce (Doug) Henderson of Atkins and Carole (Duane) Dzingle of Marion; seven grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; one great-great granddaughter; sisters, Isabell Michael of Walker, Alice Muller of Monticello and Grace Carney of Washington state; brother-in-law, Ivan (Mary) Chester of Cedar Rapids; and many nieces and nephews.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Ellen Mausser and Rose Blood; brothers, John W. Mausser and Arthur “Dick” Mausser; granddaughter, Jaime Henderson; in-laws, Frank and Emma Chester; brothers-in-law, Mel Blood, Robert Muller, Robert Haveman, Jim Carney and Leonard Michael.
Born May 27, 1921, in Filmore, Iowa, Bob was the son of John and Ellen (Rowan) Mausser. On October 16, 1941, he was united in marriage to Ruth Chester at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Walker. Bob worked at Iowa Manufacturing and Fruehauf Trailer Company. In 1963, he opened up Bob’s Blacksmith Shop and in 1973, he opened Mausser Manufacturing Company producing rotating gravity grain spreaders that he invented.
Bob’s joys were hunting and cat fishing. He was a volunteer fireman for the Walker Fire Department for 37 years and served on the city council.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed in Bob’s memory to Hospice of Mercy, 315 18th Avenue, Hiawatha, Iowa 52233.
Survivors include wife, Ruth; children, Gary (Margret) Mausser of Walker, Joyce (Doug) Henderson of Atkins and Carole (Duane) Dzingle of Marion; seven grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; one great-great granddaughter; sisters, Isabell Michael of Walker, Alice Muller of Monticello and Grace Carney of Washington state; brother-in-law, Ivan (Mary) Chester of Cedar Rapids; and many nieces and nephews.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents; sisters, Ellen Mausser and Rose Blood; brothers, John W. Mausser and Arthur “Dick” Mausser; granddaughter, Jaime Henderson; in-laws, Frank and Emma Chester; brothers-in-law, Mel Blood, Robert Muller, Robert Haveman, Jim Carney and Leonard Michael.
Born May 27, 1921, in Filmore, Iowa, Bob was the son of John and Ellen (Rowan) Mausser. On October 16, 1941, he was united in marriage to Ruth Chester at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Walker. Bob worked at Iowa Manufacturing and Fruehauf Trailer Company. In 1963, he opened up Bob’s Blacksmith Shop and in 1973, he opened Mausser Manufacturing Company producing rotating gravity grain spreaders that he invented.
Bob’s joys were hunting and cat fishing. He was a volunteer fireman for the Walker Fire Department for 37 years and served on the city council.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed in Bob’s memory to Hospice of Mercy, 315 18th Avenue, Hiawatha, Iowa 52233.
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