Robert L. Williams, 92, Co. Bluffs
June 21, 1918 - December 17, 2010
On Dec. 17, 2010, one day after his 65th wedding anniversary, Robert Lewis (Bob) Williams, age 92 formerly of Glenwood, entered into eternal rest at the Bethany Lutheran Home in Council Bluffs.
Services will be held Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2010, at 1 p.m. at Peterson Mortuary in Glenwood. Pastor Darrell Hopp and Chaplain Noel Kropp will officiate. Interment will be in the Malvern Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Glenwood Fire and Rescue, First Christian Church, Glenwood or Bethany Lutheran Home, Council Bluffs.
Bob was born on June 21, 1918, in Mills County to Claude and Abbie Evernham Williams. He attended schools in the Mills County area and as a child was baptized in the Congregational Church in Tabor. On Dec. 16, 1945, he married Dorothy D. Cook in Glenwood, and to this union three sons were born.
For several years he worked security at the Federal Reserve Bank in Omaha and at the Omaha Stock Yards. In later years he was an employee of the Mills County Secondary Roads Department and was a long time employee at the Peterson Mortuary in Glenwood.
He was honored to have been a charter member of the Mills County Sheriff’s posse. First and foremost he was a devoted husband, father, and grandfather. He was a “people person” and sincerely enjoyed visiting with and helping friends. His favorite hobby was woodworking and he spent countless hours sanding and refinishing furniture, both for family and for others.
Preceding him in death were his parents; son Gary Williams who passed away in Viet Nam, granddaughter, Monica Shannon; sisters Lucille and husband Lawrence Reafleng, and Frances and husband Dale Roland; and brother-in-law Paul Powers. Survivors include his wife Dorothy Williams residing at Bethany Lutheran Home in Council Bluffs; sons: Terry Williams and wife Anne Fuhrman of Gretna, Neb., Rick and wife Sue Williams of Carter Lake; four grandchildren, several great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, extended family and many friends.