Robert Duane (Bob) Brandt, 85, of Hampton, Iowa, passed away Monday, April 9, 2018, at the Rehabilitation Center of Hampton.
Bob was born on October 28, 1932, in Latimer, Iowa, to Edmund and Martha (Freeks) Brandt. He served his country in the United States Army from 1952 to 1954. He received the Korean Service Medal with two Bronze Service Stars, the United Nations Service Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal. He was honorably discharged as a sergeant. Bob was united in marriage to Patricia Leedom on March 31, 1957.
He worked at the Iowa Department of Transportation from 1957 to 1992. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, playing cribbage, and watching baseball and Westerns.
Bob is survived by his daughter Lisa (Terry) Blunt of Carol Stream, Illinois, and grandsons, Joel, Andrew, and Jonathan Blunt.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, his daughter, Gina Brandt, and his granddaughter, Beth Blunt. [more]