Robert "Bob" Schriever

Robert "Bob" Schriever

Cedar Rapids

Robert Joseph Schriever, 87, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, July 31, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Robert died peacefully surrounded by loved ones.

Born as one of two twin boys on September 21, 1937, in Webster, Wisconsin, to parents George Schriever and Reva (Hiller) Schriever, he was fondly known as Bob.

The Schriever family settled in Cedar Rapids in 1947. It was there that he attended McKinley High School, graduating in 1955. The friends he made during his High School years remained part of his circle throughout his life.

In 1955, Bob joined the United States Army, serving in the 32nd Tank Battalion, 3rd Armored Division “Spearhead”. After his initial training at Ft. Knox, Kentucky, he was stationed in Germany. He was honorably discharged from active service in 1958 to serve in the Army Reserves, where he completed his term of service in 1963.

Bob led an industrious life. He was a dedicated and hardworking man. As a boy, his first job was delivering papers for the Cedar Rapids Gazette. He held various jobs in the area before landing a position at Rockwell Collins, where he spent thirty-six years before retiring from the company in 1992.

Bob met Marian (Meg), his wife of sixty-five years, when they were both in their early 20s, living and working in Cedar Rapids. Two children were born to their loving union, a son, Tye, and a daughter, Laurie. The family moved from Cedar Rapids to Marion in 1968, where they remained until Bob and Meg moved back to Cedar Rapids.

Bob believed in helping his community; he was a dedicated blood donor at St. Luke's Hospital, donating to the blood bank every month, and always quick to help whenever he received a call that the hospital’s blood supply was low.

He loved anything with a motor; a favorite hobby of Bob’s over the years was repairing and restoring automobiles. He always had a project underway in his garage with friends by his side, working together to turn what often looked like junk to most of us into something fantastic.

RC (radio-controlled) planes became a hobby of Bob’s later in his life. He loved getting together with his friends and flying planes on calm-air days.

Bob believed food was love, and he shared his love with many – he was always happiest spending time in his kitchen whipping up pies, roasts, waffles, and trying new recipes.

Being a good neighbor was of the utmost importance to Bob, and he, in turn, instilled that same characteristic in his children. Bob’s commitment to helping anyone who needed it was a key element of who he was.

An important relationship he leaves behind is that with his identical twin brother, William (Bill) Schriever, his closest confidant and lifelong friend.

Bob is survived by his wife Marian (Meg), his son Tye Schriever, and his wife Tracy (Clemons) Schriever, grandchildren Colin, Ethan, and Megan, daughter Laurie (Schriever) Frake, and her husband Terry Frake. He was preceded in death by his parents, George and Reva Schriever, his sister Ruth (Schriever) Hutchins, and his brother Michael Schriever.

Friends and family are invited to a Celebration of Life honoring Bob on Sunday, September 21, 2025, from 11 AM to 2 PM at the Lowe Park Arts & Environment Center, located at 4500 10th St., Marion, IA 52302.

In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to the Bob Woodruff Foundation to help our nations’s veterans, service members and their families have stable and successful futures. bobwoodrufffoundation.org