Obit for FUNK, Robert "Bob" Frederick (b.1928 d.2005), Nobles Co., MN

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Robert "Bob" Frederick Funk, 76, was born on December 10, 1928, in 

Worthington, Minnesota, the son of Fred and Lena Dirks Funk. He attended 

country school near his home. Bob then attended Worthington High School 

and helped out on the farm. He served in the United States Marine Corps 

in Korea from 1951 to 1953 as a Radio Operator. Bob married Lois Kunze on 

February 19, 1955, at the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Worthington. 

They farmed near Fulda, Minnesota until their retirement in 1992. In 2001, 

they moved to Worthington. Bob was a charter member of the Bethel 

Presbyterian Church in Reading, Minnesota, and served as an Elder, Deacon, 

Sunday School Superintendent, and Treasurer. Bob served as a board member 

of the Farmer's Coop Commission Company in Fulda and as Seward Township 

Treasurer. He also was a member of the Fulda American Legion Post 318. 

He loved his family, farming and his friends. Bob died on Friday, August 

12, 2005, at the Minnesota Veteran's Home in Luverne, Minnesota.



Bob is survived by his wife, Lois of Worthington, Minnesota; four 

children, Jeffrey (Susan) Funk of Fulda,Minnesota, Yolanda (James) 

Lowe of Lakeville, Minnesota, Janalyn (Gary) Schmitz of Sioux Falls, 

South Dakota, and Lyndon (Marsha) Funk of Fulda, Minnesota; and Leona 

(James) Saulsbery of Cottonwood, California. He was preceded in death 

by his parents.



Funeral services was held on Monday, August 15, 2005, at 11:00 a.m. at 

the Bethel Presbyterian Church in Reading,Minnesota, with the Rev. Les 

Winters officiating. Casket bearers will be Dean Funk, Joel Clauson, 

Ron Holinka, Brian Kunze, Greg Kunze, and Dennis Aanenson. Burial, with 

military rites, will be in the Worthington Memorial Gardens Cemetery

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