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Keys, Robert L. 'Bob'
Robert L. “Bob” Keys, 82, of Coralville, died Wednesday, June 15, 2011, in his home due to complications from cancer. The family will receive friends at a visitation from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at Lensing's Oak Hill, 210 Holiday Rd., Coralville. Formal services will follow at 12:30 p.m., and burial will be in Memory Gardens in Iowa City.
A lifelong Hawkeye, Bob started his career at the University of Iowa at age 14 as a gardener, and retired as an Environmental Services manager at 62.
Bob is survived by his wife, Bernice; his two daughters, Cathy Keys-Andrys (Paul) of Swisher and Janice Keys-Pearl (Jim) of Coralville; grandchildren, Melea Dau (Brian), Tony Andrys, Noah Andrys, Samuel Andrys and Mayra Andrys; and stepgrandchildren, Sean Pearl (Meredith) and Scott Pearl (Alicia).
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations are requested to the Friends of the Animal Center Foundation in support of the Iowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center.
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