Vaske, Robert 'Bob' Francis

Robert “Bob” Francis Vaske, 82, of Manchester, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010, at the Good Neighbor Home in Manchester. Mass of Christian Burial: 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mary Catholic Church, Manchester. Con-celebrants will be the Rev. John Flaherty, the Rev. John Kremer, Deacon Irvin Vaske and Deacon Dave Loecke. Interment: St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Manchester. Visitation: 3 to 8 p.m. today at Leonard-Muller Funeral Home in Manchester, where there will be a 3 p.m. rosary and 7 p.m. Scripture service. Visitation also will be held one hour before Mass time Tuesday at the church.

 Survivors include brothers and sisters, Walter (Ellen) Vaske of Manchester, Laverne Vaske of Marion, Irvin (Jeanette) Vaske of Marshalltown, Mary Quint of Ryan, Eugene (Betty) Vaske of Manchester and Leon (Verna) Vaske of Manchester; two sisters-in-law, Elaine Vaske of Strawberry Point and Loretta Vaske of Manchester; and many nieces and nephews.

Bob was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Arthur and Gerald Vaske; two sisters-in-law, Frances Vaske and Mary Vaske; and one brother-in-law, Sylvester Quint.

He was born to Alois and Marcella (Lechtenberg) Vaske in New Vienna on Dec. 3, 1927. Bob loved spending time with his family and he knew the birth dates and ages of all of his family members. Bob loved to read, play Parcheesi, read western novels and listen to Polka music. He lived with his family on the farm by New Vienna until 1942, when they moved to rural Manchester. In 1962, his parents retired from farming and they moved into Manchester. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church. In 1998, Bob moved to the Penn Center, where he lived until October 2008, when he moved to the Good Neighbor Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Knights of Columbus Tootsie Roll Drive, the Penn Center or the Good Neighbor Home.

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