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Robert J. “Bob” Hojka
Robert J. “Bob” Hojka
North Liberty
Robert J. “Bob” Hojka, 82, of North Liberty, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 20, 2024, at his home. Memorial Gathering: 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 16, 2024, Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids.
Bob was born December 7, 1941, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. He graduated from Washington High School in 1958. Bob served in the United States Army. He retired from Quaker Oats in 2021 after 45 years.
Survivors include his beloved life partner, Norma Drexler; sons, Robert Hojka Jr., and Eric Hojka; grandchildren, Dalton, and Tia; and nieces and nephews, Andrea, Douglas, and Ryan.
Bob is preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Joyce Hughes.
Please share a memory of Bob at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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