Johnson, Robert Earl

Robert Earl Johnson, 73, of 4233 Pineview Dr. NE, died Saturday, May 22, 2010, at his home of lung cancer. Services: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories. Entombment: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. Friends may call at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday.

Survivors include a son, Michael (Patti) and a daughter, Stacy Harbaugh, both of Cedar Rapids; and a sister, JoAnn Saunders of California. Bob is also survived by five grandchildren, Adam, Jake, Josh, Sarah and Sean; three cousins, Gus, Rollie and Norma; his best friend, Mike Williams; several nieces and nephews; and his pet Chihuahua, Carlos.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, and a brother, Gene.

Bob was born Jan. 14, 1937, in Clayton, Ill., the son of Herbert and Alice Alexander Johnson. He married Neva M. Capps on Dec. 14, 1963, in Rock Island, Ill. She died in 2004. Bob was an iron worker and worked through Local 89 of the Iron Workers Union for 36 years, retiring in 1999. He was a member of Peace Christian Reformed Church and the Iron Workers Union. Bob was a friend of Bill W. and proudly served in the Marine Corps. He was also a member of the Old Timers Group, and enjoyed playing golf with friends, Jeff and Gary, at various golf courses in Eastern Iowa. Family was very important to Bob, especially the time he spent with his grandchildren, attending their many activities.

The family would like to thank Mercy Hospice for the wonderful care given to Bob.

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