Robert Duane Robb, age 82, of Clarion, passed away Sunday, September 4, 2005 at
his home in Clarion. Funeral services will be held 10:30A.M. on Thursday
September 8, 2005 at the First Lutheran Church in Clarion with Pastor Gary Boen
officiating, with burial at the Evergreen Cemetery in Clarion. Visitation will
be 5:00 – 8:00 P.M. Wednesday September 7, 2005 at Ewing Dugger Helgeson Funeral
Home, 602 North Main Street Clarion, Iowa and one hour prior to services at the
church on Thursday. Robert Robb, son of Arthur and Zella (Armour) Robb was born
on September 15, 1922 on a farm in Eagle Grove. He attended grade school at
Wright County Country schools and graduated from Clarion in 1939. On May 1, 1948
he was united in marriage to Gladys L. Skauge. They farmed in the Wright County
area for a few years. In 1958 they moved to the family farm southwest of Clarion
and continued to live there until the time of his death. Robert enjoyed spending
time with his family and winter months in the south. Survivors include two sons,
Gary Robb and his wife, Darcy, of Clarion, Mark Robb of Des Moines; three
grandchildren, Waylon Robb of Clarion, Michele Robb of Colorado, Shawn Robb of
Des Moines; sister, Margaret Cook of Arizona; two brothers, Larry Robb and his
wife Patty, of Corwith, Paul Robb and his wife Dorothy of Radcliff;
sister-in-law, Carol Robb of Minnesota; brother-in-law, Terry Weatherly of
Arizona; several nieces and nephews; close friends Dean and Carolyn Keller; and
a host of other friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys; his
parents, Arthur and Zella; brother, Everett; and sister, Carolyn. He will be
sorely missed by family and friends.