Robert Thorpe

Robert Thorpe DEWITT, Iowa #45;- Robert Thorpe, 82, DeWitt, died Saturday Aug. 2, 2003, at his home. Services are 11 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, at the Schultz Funeral Home, DeWitt. The Rev. Sarah Kretzmann will officiate. Burial will be at Elmwood Cemetery, DeWitt. Pallbearers are Tom Adams, Rick Olson, Josh Olson, Steve Hill, Ron Bigelow, Art Barber, and Rich Ahrens. Visitation is 9-10:45 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, at the funeral home. Mr. Thorpe was born on Nov. 9, 1920, in Moline, Ill., the son of Nellie Pasdach and Lyman Thorpe. He married Irma Bigelow on Feb. 21, 1941, in Davenport. He and his wife lived in Muscatine prior to moving to DeWitt 23 years ago. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He retired from the former International Harvester of East Moline, Ill., after 33 years of service. He enjoyed camping and woodworking. Survivors include his wife; a daughter, Ruth Ann Kneer and her husband, David, of McGregor; two granddaughters, Lori Olson and her husband, Richard, of Grand Mound, and Jill Spivy and her husband, Colonel, of Newport News, Va.; two great-grandchildren, Joshua and Kelli Olson; a sister, Pearl Bahr of Muscatine; a brother,...[more]

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lano Thorpe of California; and a brother, Jack Thorpe of Muscatine. He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, June; and two brothers, Chuck and Gilbert.