Robert W. Toborg

ROBERT TOBORG MUSCATINE, Iowa - Robert W. Toborg, 94, loving father and grandfather, died suddenly on Friday, January 6, 2012, at Sunnybrook Assisted Living. Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at the First Presbyterian Church, 401 Iowa Avenue. Reverend David Ivie will officiate the service. Honorary bearers will be Kip Fisher, Tim Olish, Jim Tiedemann, Dr. Ted Toborg, Greg Weber, Brandon York and Richard York. A time of food and fellowship will follow the memorial service at the church. Private Burial will take place in Greenwood Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Monday, January 9, 2012, at the Ralph J. Wittich-Riley-Freers Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Salvation Army. The family would like to thank Sunnybrook Assisted Living Staff for their kindness, respect, and care. Robert was born on May 29, 1917, in Muscatine, the son of William A. and Elizabeth Rickoff Toborg. He married Dorothy M. Weber on July 30, 1942, at the First Presbyterian Church in Muscatine by Dr. Henry Schneider. Dorothy preceded him in death on January 3, 2008. Bob attended Muscatine Junior College and graduated from the University of ...[more]

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a in 1939. He became secretary to the Board of Education for three years before entering the service. Bob served in the US Army in the 103rd Infantry during WWII in the European Theatre and went through the Battle of the Bulge. He was awarded the Bronze Star. Following discharge from the service, Bob was the owner of H.E. Smith Heating and Air Conditioning Co. He also owned and operated several automatic car washes. He came out of retirement to manage the Muscatine Mall. Bob was a member of the Elks Lodge No. 304, American Legion Post 27, 33 Club, Kiwanis (charter member), Ram Rod Coffee Club, and the First Presbyterian Church where he served as a Deacon, Elder, and Trustee. Bob was one of the founders and was the first president of Muscatine United Way. He served as President and Board Member of the Muscatine Chamber of Commerce and YMCA. He served 33years as a director of Central State Bank and also served on the Muscatine Power and Water Board of Directors. He was one of the four organizers of the first cable TV station in Muscatine which was taken over by Muscatine Power and Water. He slso served as chairman of the Mad Creek Flood Control Committee. Those left to honor his memory include one son, Robert L. Toborg and wife, Kris, of Cedar Rapids; one daughter, Margaret 'Maggie' York and husband, Richard, of Cedar Rapids; five grandchildren, Dr. Ted Toborg and wife, Michelle, of Clemmons, North Carolina, Brandon York and wife, Julie, of Kansas City, Missouri, Libby Pollock and husband, Jeff, of Atlanta, Georgia, Summer Anderson of North Liberty, and Maddi Lawler of Cedar Rapids; and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; and one sister, Dorothy Tiedemann.