Obituary for ROBERT WILLIAM WEBB
Robert William Webb passed away with his loving wife by his side on July 19, 2015, at Parkridge Nursing Home in Pleasant Hill, Iowa, at the age of 92. He was born November 30, 1922, in Des Moines, to William and Anna Webb.
Bob was united in marriage to Amelia Dearden on December 19, 1943. He served in the United States Navy during WWII as a Radioman and Gunner in a Dive Bomber on the Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Saratoga. Most of his service was in the South Pacific and he flew more than 36 missions. After his honorable discharge in October 1945, he returned home to enter into a business his father had started in 1932. With his father and two brothers, they formed Webb’s Auto Supply and ran it until 1971 when they sold the business after his father and one brother died. Bob then went to work for the Des Moines Independent School District as Operation Engineer Chief and retired after 14 years of service in 1985.
Bob enjoyed helping people and was considered a “Jack of all trades.” He loved his family and working around the house.
Bob is loved and deeply missed by his wife of 71 years, Amelia; daughters, Nancy (Alan) Delpierre and Peggi (Gary) Carlstedt; grandchildren, Aaron Smith, Autumn (Rob) Green, Kristen (Todd) Johnson of Lee Summit, MO, and Ryan (Kelsey Appleyard) Carlstedt; as well as his great-grandchildren, Trinity and Tristin Green, Quinn and Harris Johnson.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, 2015, at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Avenue in Des Moines, with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the Wounded Warrior Project or American Heart Association in loving memory of Robert.
Bob was united in marriage to Amelia Dearden on December 19, 1943. He served in the United States Navy during WWII as a Radioman and Gunner in a Dive Bomber on the Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Saratoga. Most of his service was in the South Pacific and he flew more than 36 missions. After his honorable discharge in October 1945, he returned home to enter into a business his father had started in 1932. With his father and two brothers, they formed Webb’s Auto Supply and ran it until 1971 when they sold the business after his father and one brother died. Bob then went to work for the Des Moines Independent School District as Operation Engineer Chief and retired after 14 years of service in 1985.
Bob enjoyed helping people and was considered a “Jack of all trades.” He loved his family and working around the house.
Bob is loved and deeply missed by his wife of 71 years, Amelia; daughters, Nancy (Alan) Delpierre and Peggi (Gary) Carlstedt; grandchildren, Aaron Smith, Autumn (Rob) Green, Kristen (Todd) Johnson of Lee Summit, MO, and Ryan (Kelsey Appleyard) Carlstedt; as well as his great-grandchildren, Trinity and Tristin Green, Quinn and Harris Johnson.
Funeral services will be held at 12:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 23, 2015, at Hamilton’s near Highland Memory Gardens, 121 NW 60th Avenue in Des Moines, with visitation beginning at 10:00 a.m. Burial will follow at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the Wounded Warrior Project or American Heart Association in loving memory of Robert.