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Robert Cremer Jr.
ROBERT CREMER JR.
Iowa City
Robert D. Cremer Jr., 81, died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015, at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics surrounded by family. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, at Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service, Iowa City, with the Rev. William Lovin officiating. Visita-tion will be after 2 p.m. Friday.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity or charity of the donor's choice.
Robert was born Sept. 3, 1934, in Reading, Pa., the son of Robert Sr. and Teresa (Vozella) Cremer. He was a graduate of West Reading, Pa., high school. Robert also was a 1956 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and received his master's degree in civil engineering from the University of California, Berkeley. On June 27, 1959, Robert married Florence Horn.
Robert was a colonel in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and served two tours of duty in Vietnam, as well as tours in Korea, Germany and England. He retired in 1982.
Following retirement, he was director of facilities (1982-95) at the University of Florida, Gainesville, and facilities director (1997-99) at West Virginia University, Morgantown. Robert and Florence moved to Iowa City in 2002.
His memberships included Iowa City Noon Rotary and volunteering for Iowa Valley Habitat for Humanity and Meals on Wheels. He was a gifted builder and craftsman.
Robert is survived by his loving wife, Florence; their three sons and two grandchildren, Jim (Anne) Cremer of Iowa City and their children, Laura and Paul, Daniel Cremer (Laura Grill) of Tampa, Fla., and Eric (Ellen) Cremer of Alexandria, Va.; and two brothers, Frank (Frances) Cremer of El Paso, Texas, and James (Melva) Cremer of Cape May, N.J.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
The family expresses their appreciation to the doctors, nurses, technicians and other staff of the Outpatient Dialysis Clinic at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics for its many years of caring service.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.lensingfuneral.com.
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