Robert W. Granberg

Robert W. Granberg, 71, of Waterloo, Iowa died peacefully at his home on Monday afternoon, November 23, 2009.

Memorial Service: 10:30 A.M. Saturday, November 28, 2009 at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein with Rev. William Black officiating.
Gathering of Family & Friends: 4:00 to 7:00 P.M. on Friday at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home, Oelwein.
Inurnment: Woodlawn Cemetery, Oelwein, Iowa.
Memorial Fund: To the Black Hawk County Humane Society.
Online obituary at www.jamisonschmitzfuneralhome.com.

Robert William Granberg was born on March 12, 1938 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin the son of Norman and Ruth (Sloan) Granberg. He attended Hazleton High School and graduated from Oshkosh High School in 1955. Robert was a veteran of the US Navy serving from 1955 to 1958. Robert was married to Charolette Jean Stoner on June 20, 1959 at the Little Brown Church at Nashua, Iowa. Three children were born to this union. They were later divorced. Robert married Bernice Storms and they were later divorced. He worked at John Deere in Waterloo at the northeast site as a supervisor, retiring in 1994. He was a member of AA. Robert enjoyed fishing, his two cats, stock car racing and NASCAR.

Robert is survived by his 2 Daughters: Jill (Tom) Kleppe of Harpers Ferry, Iowa &
Gwen (Larry) Lee of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota;
Son: Todd (JoDee) Granberg of Oelwein;
6 Grandchildren: Nicole (Matthew) Munyakazi, Kelli Kleppe, Natasha Palm, Tyler (Miki) Granberg, Jessica Granberg and Travis Granberg;
Brother: Dietrich (Dianna) Becker of Galesburg, Illinois and
3 Sisters: Sandra Granberg of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Mary Rose Anderson of Carrollton, Texas, and Karen Granberg of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

He was preceded in death by his parents, former wife: Charolette Granberg, grandson: (Joshua Kleppe), brothers (Dave Becker, Richard Granberg, and Charles Becker).