Obituaries Robert R. (Bob) Johnson
Robert R. (Bob) Johnson
Service Information
| Services | 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at Trinity American Lutheran Church 605 W. 4th St. in Waterloo |
| Visitation | 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 6, 2011 at Locke Funeral Home in Waterloo. |
| Cemetery | 12:30 p.m. Thursday, September 8, 2011 at Amsterdam Township Cemetery, Kanawha, Iowa where there will be military rites by American Legion Severson Post 77. |
| Memorials | Trinity American Lutheran Church in Waterloo or Kanawha Lutheran Church. |
Biography Information
Bob graduated from Kanawha High School in 1938. He received his Bachelor of Science from Iowa State University and Master of Arts from the University of Iowa. He received scholarships in Chemistry from Purdue University, Case Institute of Technology, Yale University, Knox College and the University of Northern Iowa.
Robert served in the U.S. Army during World War II where he was stationed at Army hospitals.
Robert taught Chemistry and Physics in Humbolt for a year before coming to Waterloo where he taught Chemistry at Waterloo West High School for 32 years. He was a member of Trinity American Lutheran Church where he sang in the choir. Bob enjoyed playing the piano.
Bob’s survivors include cousins: Roger (Margaret) Johnson, Kanawha, IA, Audrey (Paul) Christensen, Madison, SD, Delores (Gordon) Severson, Luther, IA, Kathryn Johnson, Kanawha, IA and friends Barb and Mike Wagner, Waterloo, IA.
