Robert De Hoedt
Robert De Hoedt
Barnes City. Bob De Hoedt, 83 of Barnes City passed away Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at the Montezuma Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Montezuma. Funeral services will begin at 11:00 am Monday, December 13, 2010 at the Holland-Coble Funeral Home with Pastor Boyd Sparks officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Interment will be held in the West Liberty Cemetery west of Montezuma. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Barnes City Fire Department or the Barnes City United Methodist Church.
Robert Johnson De Hoedt, son of Dorsey and Nettie (Johnson) De Hoedt was born on June 16, 1927 in Marshalltown, Iowa. Bob graduated from Montezuma High School in 1944. After graduation, Bob enlisted in the United States Navy where he spent his time as a Seabee building bases, trucking and working on airstrips during World War II. Bob was honorably discharged in 1946. On September 5, 1949, Bob was united in marriage to Aleta Stanford in Grinnell, Iowa. To this union one son was born, Russ. Bob worked for the Railroad and farmed near Montezuma until purchasing a farm near Barnes City. Bob enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing cards, riding his ATV, horses and his mule team. He was a member of the What Cheer Saddle Club, Barnes City Methodist Church and the Fuller-Sarvis American Legion Post No. 507 in Barnes City.
His memory is honored by his son, Russ (Zelda) De Hoedt of Cedar Rapids; two granddaughters, Amanda and Elizabeth De Hoedt; one brother, Wayne “Duke” (Colleen) De Hoedt of Barnes City and two sisters-in-law, Helen De Hoedt of Barnes City and Jo Ann Braaksma of New Sharon.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents, Dorsey and Nettie De Hoedt; his wife, Aleta De Hoedt and two brothers, Scott De Hoedt and Lee De Hoedt
Source: Holland-Coble Funeral Home
