Robert A. Engeseth (Lebanon)
July 10, 1946 - February 16, 2017
Robert Allan Engeseth, son of Erick and Lorraine Pelkey Engeseth, was born July 10, 1946, in Blue Earth, Minnesota. He departed this life Thursday, February 16, 2017, in his home, near Lebanon, Missouri, at the age of seventy years, seven months, and six days.
On May 26, 1979, he was united in marriage to Irene Virginia Hernandez, and they shared the last thirty-seven years.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a granddaughter, Nikki Perry; two brothers, Richard and Harold Engeseth; and two sisters, Lucille Richie, and Edith Hartwig.
Robert is survived by his wife, Irene, of the home; two daughters, Amy Hankins, and her husband, David, of Glen Rose, Texas, and Stephanie Perry, of Lebanon, Missouri; three grandchildren, Danielle, Anthony, and Skeeter; three great-grandchildren, Reagan, Sophia, and Kinsleigh; a brother, Darwin Engeseth, of Gary, South Dakota; three sisters, Doris Hahn, and Deloris Bogenrief, both of St. Paul, Minnesota, and Lilly Bekaert, of Gary, South Dakota; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
He was born in Blue Earth, Minnesota, and then moved with his family to Gary, South Dakota when he was five years old. He graduated from Gary High School in Gary, South Dakota and then entered the military as a young man. He served his country faithfully in the United States Army from October 14, 1966, until being honorably discharged on October 11, 1968. He lived in Oklahoma for a time and then moved to Emporia, Kansas where he worked at the Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant. Throughout the years, Bob lived and worked in Colorado, West Virginia and Georgia before settling in Glen Rose, Texas, where he worked for the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant for sixteen years. He and Irene later moved back to Gary, South Dakota and then to Lebanon, Missouri two years ago.
Bob was a longtime member of the United Methodist Church in Gary, South Dakota.
He enjoyed working with wood, and liked playing and making marble board games. He was a history buff and enjoyed watching the History Channel on television. His family was very important to him and he especially enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Robert was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate his life and know that his family and friends will treasure the wonderful memories he made for them during his seventy years.
Memorial donations to St. Jude's Children's Hospital may be made through the funeral home.
Burial will be in the Gary Cemetery, in Gary, South Dakota at a later date.
Published by Holman-Howe Funeral Home February 16, 2017
July 10, 1946 - February 16, 2017
Robert Allan Engeseth, son of Erick and Lorraine Pelkey Engeseth, was born July 10, 1946, in Blue Earth, Minnesota. He departed this life Thursday, February 16, 2017, in his home, near Lebanon, Missouri, at the age of seventy years, seven months, and six days.
On May 26, 1979, he was united in marriage to Irene Virginia Hernandez, and they shared the last thirty-seven years.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a granddaughter, Nikki Perry; two brothers, Richard and Harold Engeseth; and two sisters, Lucille Richie, and Edith Hartwig.
Robert is survived by his wife, Irene, of the home; two daughters, Amy Hankins, and her husband, David, of Glen Rose, Texas, and Stephanie Perry, of Lebanon, Missouri; three grandchildren, Danielle, Anthony, and Skeeter; three great-grandchildren, Reagan, Sophia, and Kinsleigh; a brother, Darwin Engeseth, of Gary, South Dakota; three sisters, Doris Hahn, and Deloris Bogenrief, both of St. Paul, Minnesota, and Lilly Bekaert, of Gary, South Dakota; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
He was born in Blue Earth, Minnesota, and then moved with his family to Gary, South Dakota when he was five years old. He graduated from Gary High School in Gary, South Dakota and then entered the military as a young man. He served his country faithfully in the United States Army from October 14, 1966, until being honorably discharged on October 11, 1968. He lived in Oklahoma for a time and then moved to Emporia, Kansas where he worked at the Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant. Throughout the years, Bob lived and worked in Colorado, West Virginia and Georgia before settling in Glen Rose, Texas, where he worked for the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant for sixteen years. He and Irene later moved back to Gary, South Dakota and then to Lebanon, Missouri two years ago.
Bob was a longtime member of the United Methodist Church in Gary, South Dakota.
He enjoyed working with wood, and liked playing and making marble board games. He was a history buff and enjoyed watching the History Channel on television. His family was very important to him and he especially enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Robert was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate his life and know that his family and friends will treasure the wonderful memories he made for them during his seventy years.
Memorial donations to St. Jude's Children's Hospital may be made through the funeral home.
Burial will be in the Gary Cemetery, in Gary, South Dakota at a later date.
Published by Holman-Howe Funeral Home February 16, 2017
Robert A. Engeseth (Lebanon)
July 10, 1946 - February 16, 2017
Robert Allan Engeseth, son of Erick and Lorraine Pelkey Engeseth, was born July 10, 1946, in Blue Earth, Minnesota. He departed this life Thursday, February 16, 2017, in his home, near Lebanon, Missouri, at the age of seventy years, seven months, and six days.
On May 26, 1979, he was united in marriage to Irene Virginia Hernandez, and they shared the last thirty-seven years.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a granddaughter, Nikki Perry; two brothers, Richard and Harold Engeseth; and two sisters, Lucille Richie, and Edith Hartwig.
Robert is survived by his wife, Irene, of the home; two daughters, Amy Hankins, and her husband, David, of Glen Rose, Texas, and Stephanie Perry, of Lebanon, Missouri; three grandchildren, Danielle, Anthony, and Skeeter; three great-grandchildren, Reagan, Sophia, and Kinsleigh; a brother, Darwin Engeseth, of Gary, South Dakota; three sisters, Doris Hahn, and Deloris Bogenrief, both of St. Paul, Minnesota, and Lilly Bekaert, of Gary, South Dakota; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
He was born in Blue Earth, Minnesota, and then moved with his family to Gary, South Dakota when he was five years old. He graduated from Gary High School in Gary, South Dakota and then entered the military as a young man. He served his country faithfully in the United States Army from October 14, 1966, until being honorably discharged on October 11, 1968. He lived in Oklahoma for a time and then moved to Emporia, Kansas where he worked at the Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant. Throughout the years, Bob lived and worked in Colorado, West Virginia and Georgia before settling in Glen Rose, Texas, where he worked for the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant for sixteen years. He and Irene later moved back to Gary, South Dakota and then to Lebanon, Missouri two years ago.
Bob was a longtime member of the United Methodist Church in Gary, South Dakota.
He enjoyed working with wood, and liked playing and making marble board games. He was a history buff and enjoyed watching the History Channel on television. His family was very important to him and he especially enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Robert was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate his life and know that his family and friends will treasure the wonderful memories he made for them during his seventy years.
Memorial donations to St. Jude's Children's Hospital may be made through the funeral home.
Burial will be in the Gary Cemetery, in Gary, South Dakota at a later date.
Published by Holman-Howe Funeral Home February 16, 2017
July 10, 1946 - February 16, 2017
Robert Allan Engeseth, son of Erick and Lorraine Pelkey Engeseth, was born July 10, 1946, in Blue Earth, Minnesota. He departed this life Thursday, February 16, 2017, in his home, near Lebanon, Missouri, at the age of seventy years, seven months, and six days.
On May 26, 1979, he was united in marriage to Irene Virginia Hernandez, and they shared the last thirty-seven years.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a granddaughter, Nikki Perry; two brothers, Richard and Harold Engeseth; and two sisters, Lucille Richie, and Edith Hartwig.
Robert is survived by his wife, Irene, of the home; two daughters, Amy Hankins, and her husband, David, of Glen Rose, Texas, and Stephanie Perry, of Lebanon, Missouri; three grandchildren, Danielle, Anthony, and Skeeter; three great-grandchildren, Reagan, Sophia, and Kinsleigh; a brother, Darwin Engeseth, of Gary, South Dakota; three sisters, Doris Hahn, and Deloris Bogenrief, both of St. Paul, Minnesota, and Lilly Bekaert, of Gary, South Dakota; several nieces and nephews; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.
He was born in Blue Earth, Minnesota, and then moved with his family to Gary, South Dakota when he was five years old. He graduated from Gary High School in Gary, South Dakota and then entered the military as a young man. He served his country faithfully in the United States Army from October 14, 1966, until being honorably discharged on October 11, 1968. He lived in Oklahoma for a time and then moved to Emporia, Kansas where he worked at the Wolf Creek Nuclear Power Plant. Throughout the years, Bob lived and worked in Colorado, West Virginia and Georgia before settling in Glen Rose, Texas, where he worked for the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant for sixteen years. He and Irene later moved back to Gary, South Dakota and then to Lebanon, Missouri two years ago.
Bob was a longtime member of the United Methodist Church in Gary, South Dakota.
He enjoyed working with wood, and liked playing and making marble board games. He was a history buff and enjoyed watching the History Channel on television. His family was very important to him and he especially enjoyed spending time with his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Robert was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate his life and know that his family and friends will treasure the wonderful memories he made for them during his seventy years.
Memorial donations to St. Jude's Children's Hospital may be made through the funeral home.
Burial will be in the Gary Cemetery, in Gary, South Dakota at a later date.
Published by Holman-Howe Funeral Home February 16, 2017
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