hunting with them. In earlier years he and Barbara also enjoyed traveling. Bob is survived by his wife of 57 years, Barbara Fernald of Jesup, IA; one daughter, Laurie (David) Houser of Mason City; two sons, Richard "Rick" Fernald of Independence, Russell (Ning) Fernald of Galveston, IN; two grandchildren, Ashley Houser and Adam (Jessica) Houser; 4 great grandchildren, Adrianna, Alia, Ian and Avery; also one brother, Dwight Fernald of Rockford, IL; and one sister Rose (Roger) Purdy of Texas. White Funeral Home, Jesup, IA, is in charge of the arrangements. To read the full obituary, please click here: http://www.white-mthope.com/component/content/article/2-obituaries/897-robert-c-qbobq-fernald.html