Dawson County NeArchives Obituaries.....Bappe, Robert E.  June 14, 2009
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Lexington Clipper-Herald June 17, 2009
Robert E. Bappe, 81, of Lexington, died Sunday, June 14, 2009, at Gothenburg 
Memorial Hospital Long Term Care at Gothenburg. 

Funeral Services will be Friday, June 19, 2009, at 10:30 a.m. at the 
Evangelical Free Church in Lexington with Pastor Duane Russell officiating.  
 
Burial with Military Honors will be at Greenwood Cemetery in Lexington. 
  
Visitation will be held Thursday, June 18, 2009, from 5-7 p.m. at the Reynolds-
Love Funeral Home in Lexington.

Survivors include his wife:  Norma Bappe of Lexington; two sons, Michael 
(Sandy) Bappe of Cozad, Mark  (Becky) Bappe of Pavillion, Wyo.; two brothers, 
Dale (Nina) Bappe of Marion, Iowa,Don  (Bonnie) Bappe of Ames, Iowa; one 
sister,  Joan Danielsen of Rock Island, Ill.; four grandchildren,  Shane 
(Ruby) Bappe of Lincoln,  Amy (Blaine) Lauby of Kearney and Bethany and Luke 
Bappe of Pavillion, Wyo.; two great-grandsons, Damian and Ethan of Lincoln; 
nieces, nephews and other relatives and his loving companion  and pet, Skippy.

Bob was preceded in death by his parents and brother-in-law, Bob Danielson.
  
He was born March 26, 1928, in Mallard, Iowa, to Charles Everett and Mildred 
Marie (Peterson) Bappe.   Bob grew up in the Ames, Iowa area where he 
graduated from Ames High School with the class of 1946, where he played on the 
state championship football team.  Following graduation, he served his country 
in the United States Army from May 31, 1946 to May 31, 1949, serving overseas 
in the Aleutian Islands.   

Upon Bob’s discharge, he returned to the United States where he went to work 
for the Union Pacific Railroad which landed him in Lexington.  He would make 
this his home because of his love for the beautiful Platte River.

He met and married Norma Jean Henderson on Sept. 29, 1953, at the United 
Methodist Church in Lexington.  Two sons were blessed to this marriage, Mike 
and Mark.  Bob was so very proud of his sons.   

Bob continued his work for the railroad as a telegrapher clerk and for the 
United States Postal Service as a letter carrier.  He also worked several 
second jobs at different times and these included, Mead Lumber, Texaco Bulk 
plant, the REA Express and helped several area farmers until retiring in March 
of 1990. Even though he did retire, he still helped farm when he was needed.  
 
He so enjoyed teaching his sons to hunt and fish and loved the outdoors.  Bob 
had many talents and could fix almost anything.  He was a mechanic and 
carpenter and enjoyed gathering wood for their woodstove.  He loved to read, 
play cards, his four mile walk after having coffee with friends at the 
Leprechaun and anything to do with the outdoors.  
  
Bob was a member of the Evangelical Free Church, Duck’s Unlimited, AARP, NRA, 
Pony Express Ramrodders, the American Legion, VFW and Heartland Military 
Museum. 
  


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