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Robert McKim
ROBERT MCKIM
Mechanicsville
Robert "Bob" McKim, 64, of Mechanicsville, died Friday, May 19, 2017, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids. Memorial services: 11 a.m. Friday, June 30, at Mechanicsville United Methodist Church, by the Rev. Barb Krueger. Visitation will be for one hour before the service at the church.
Survivors include his wife, Alice; stepchildren, Dawn (Brian) Seekings, Charles (Sharon) Bouttelle and Frank Bouttelle; eight stepgrandchildren; one stepgreat-grandchild; and sister-in-law, Mary Wiley.
Bob was born Oct. 6, 1952, in Ohio. As a child, he moved to Florida where he lived for many years. Bob was a cab driver in Florida for 40 years. On Sept. 24, 1994, he married Alice Wiley. They moved to Iowa in 2002.
He will be remembered as a kind and loving man who enjoyed taking care of others who needed help.
In his spare time, he liked to play computer games and watch TV, especially wrestling. Bob was an avid fan of the Green Bay Packers and the Iowa Hawkeyes.
He will be greatly missed by his family and friends.
Please share your support and memories with Bob's family on his tribute wall at www.stewartbaxter.com under obituaries.
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