Robert Zingula

ROBERT ZINGULA

Central City

Robert V. Zingula, 89, of Central City, died Friday, Aug. 29, 2014, in his home. His family will greet friends from 12:30 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, at Jordan's Grove Baptist Church in Central City. A funeral service will be

3 p.m. Tuesday following visitation at the church, by Pastor Steve Russell. Burial: Jordan's Grove Cemetery, Central City.

Survivors include his wife, Evelyn; son, Curt (Gayle) Zingula of Central City; grandchildren, Brad (Shannon) Zingula of Rochester, Minn., Elizabeth (Shawn Beilby) Zingula of Manchester, Brian Zingula of Toronto, Canada, and Jennifer Zingula of Central City; great-grandchildren, Lucas, Natalie, Katelyn and Megan Beilby; and brothers, Richard Zingula of Houston, Texas, and Gene Zingula of Marion.

He was preceded in death by his parents; infant son, Chris Andrew Zingula; daughter, Kristi Bobette Zingula; and sister-in-law, Pat Zingula.

Bob was born May 17, 1925, in Mount Vernon, the son of George and Viva (Tudeen) Zingula. He attended Beach rural school in Mount Vernon, Pleasant Valley/Maine Township Schools of Linn County and graduated from Marion High School. Bob was a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps, serving during World War II. He received the Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, Good Conduct Medal and World War II Victory Medal for his service to his country. He married Evelyn Arlene Tillapaugh at First Lutheran Church in Cedar Rapids on Nov. 19, 1949.

Bob was a lifetime farmer in the Central City area. He was former president of the Cattlemen's Association, the Farmers Co-op of Central City and former vice president of the Linn Co-op Oil Co. in Marion.

Bob was an avid hunter, fisherman and conservationist.

Memorials may be directed to Jordan's Grove Baptist Church, Central City, or Above and Beyond Hospice in Bob's memory.

Please share a memory of Bob at www.murdochfuneral home.com under obituaries.