June 25, 2011 - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Robert J. "Bob" Hoerner, 85, of Luther Manor, formerly of Military Road, Key West, Iowa, died at 9:45 a.m. Thursday, June 23, 2011, at Luther Manor.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 27, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Key West, with the Rev. Donald Bakewell and Monsignor Wayne Ressler officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Key West. Friends may call from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 26, at Leonard Funeral Home and Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road, where there will be a parish wake service at noon.
Bob was born on Jan. 10, 1926, in Dubuque, son of Walter and Gladys (Woodrich) Hoerner. He married Millie Frederick on May 16, 1949, in Sioux Falls, S.D., while he was playing pro ball for the Chicago Cubs minor league team, the "Sioux Falls Canaries." Returning to Dubuque, Bob worked for Sears department store until retiring in 1987, as the appliance department manager.
Baseball remained a big part of Bob's life. He actively supported participation in baseball, especially by his family. He was inducted to the Dubuque County Baseball Hall of Fame, where he was currently serving as a committee member.
Bob was very active in the community and was always willing to volunteer, including for the Kiwanis Club, Area Residential Care, the Mount Olivet Cemetery Board of Directors, and he was very active at St. Joseph Key West Parish. Bob also had a great passion for hunting and fishing, including the opening day of pheasant season being a national holiday for Bob and his family.
Surviving are his wife of 62 years, Millie; six children, Julie (Brad) Lester, of Solon, Iowa, Jerry (Marianne) Hoerner, of Key West, Ted (Stacy) Hoerner, of Chicago, Dan (Linda) Hoerner, of Dubuque, Marianne (Jean Michel) Choquet, of Sitges, Spain, and Nancy (Al) Ronek, of Peosta, Iowa; grandchildren, Jason, Jordan and Abbie Hoerner, Adam and Luke Hoerner, Callie Schauer, Jared and Audrey Lester, Carlie and Greta Hoerner, Quinn, Max, Lori and Sadie Ronek, Yancy and Axel Choquet; great-grandchildren, Dominic Hoerner and Faith Schauer; a brother, Jim (Sally) Hoerner, of Key West; a sister, Ann (Bob) Lambe, of Zwingle, Iowa; sisters-in-law, Darlene Hoerner, of St. Louis, and Phyllis Hoerner, of Dubuque; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a son, Tommy, on Feb. 23, 1961; his father, Walter, in 1997; his mother, Gladys, in 1977; two brothers, Joe and John; and three sisters, Betty Smith, Sally Clewell and Mary O'Toole.
Dubuque White Sox
Perhaps the area’s best baseball team of the late 40’s was the semi-pro Dubuque White Sox, shown before a game in Boscobel, Wis., in 1947. Season highlights included a 5-4 win over state champion Amana Freezers and a 2-1 victory over Castalia-an 18 inning affair that ended at 1:35 a.m. and featured 33 strikeouts by Dubuque’s Tom Breitbach. Team members are; front row: from left; Batboys, Joe Schlueter and Dick Breitbach, middle row: Bob Schlueter, Ed Schlitz, Cuzz Ottavi, Merle Mathis, Tom Breitbach and Danny Beck. Back row: Manager Leo Schlueter, Fred Schlitz, Bob Hoerner, Jim Kieffer, Ray Braun and Tom Byrne. Inductees in the Dubuque County Hall of Fame from this team were: Leo and Bob Schlueter, Hoerner, Tom Breitbach, Mathis, Schlitz and Byrne.
Dubuque the Birthplace of Iowa, Vol. II, A Telegraph Herald Publication.
Robert J. "Bob" Hoerner, 85, of Luther Manor, formerly of Military Road, Key West, Iowa, died at 9:45 a.m. Thursday, June 23, 2011, at Luther Manor.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 27, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Key West, with the Rev. Donald Bakewell and Monsignor Wayne Ressler officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Key West. Friends may call from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 26, at Leonard Funeral Home and Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road, where there will be a parish wake service at noon.
Bob was born on Jan. 10, 1926, in Dubuque, son of Walter and Gladys (Woodrich) Hoerner. He married Millie Frederick on May 16, 1949, in Sioux Falls, S.D., while he was playing pro ball for the Chicago Cubs minor league team, the "Sioux Falls Canaries." Returning to Dubuque, Bob worked for Sears department store until retiring in 1987, as the appliance department manager.
Baseball remained a big part of Bob's life. He actively supported participation in baseball, especially by his family. He was inducted to the Dubuque County Baseball Hall of Fame, where he was currently serving as a committee member.
Bob was very active in the community and was always willing to volunteer, including for the Kiwanis Club, Area Residential Care, the Mount Olivet Cemetery Board of Directors, and he was very active at St. Joseph Key West Parish. Bob also had a great passion for hunting and fishing, including the opening day of pheasant season being a national holiday for Bob and his family.
Surviving are his wife of 62 years, Millie; six children, Julie (Brad) Lester, of Solon, Iowa, Jerry (Marianne) Hoerner, of Key West, Ted (Stacy) Hoerner, of Chicago, Dan (Linda) Hoerner, of Dubuque, Marianne (Jean Michel) Choquet, of Sitges, Spain, and Nancy (Al) Ronek, of Peosta, Iowa; grandchildren, Jason, Jordan and Abbie Hoerner, Adam and Luke Hoerner, Callie Schauer, Jared and Audrey Lester, Carlie and Greta Hoerner, Quinn, Max, Lori and Sadie Ronek, Yancy and Axel Choquet; great-grandchildren, Dominic Hoerner and Faith Schauer; a brother, Jim (Sally) Hoerner, of Key West; a sister, Ann (Bob) Lambe, of Zwingle, Iowa; sisters-in-law, Darlene Hoerner, of St. Louis, and Phyllis Hoerner, of Dubuque; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a son, Tommy, on Feb. 23, 1961; his father, Walter, in 1997; his mother, Gladys, in 1977; two brothers, Joe and John; and three sisters, Betty Smith, Sally Clewell and Mary O'Toole.
Dubuque White Sox
Perhaps the area’s best baseball team of the late 40’s was the semi-pro Dubuque White Sox, shown before a game in Boscobel, Wis., in 1947. Season highlights included a 5-4 win over state champion Amana Freezers and a 2-1 victory over Castalia-an 18 inning affair that ended at 1:35 a.m. and featured 33 strikeouts by Dubuque’s Tom Breitbach. Team members are; front row: from left; Batboys, Joe Schlueter and Dick Breitbach, middle row: Bob Schlueter, Ed Schlitz, Cuzz Ottavi, Merle Mathis, Tom Breitbach and Danny Beck. Back row: Manager Leo Schlueter, Fred Schlitz, Bob Hoerner, Jim Kieffer, Ray Braun and Tom Byrne. Inductees in the Dubuque County Hall of Fame from this team were: Leo and Bob Schlueter, Hoerner, Tom Breitbach, Mathis, Schlitz and Byrne.
Dubuque the Birthplace of Iowa, Vol. II, A Telegraph Herald Publication.
June 25, 2011 - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Robert J. "Bob" Hoerner, 85, of Luther Manor, formerly of Military Road, Key West, Iowa, died at 9:45 a.m. Thursday, June 23, 2011, at Luther Manor.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 27, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Key West, with the Rev. Donald Bakewell and Monsignor Wayne Ressler officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Key West. Friends may call from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 26, at Leonard Funeral Home and Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road, where there will be a parish wake service at noon.
Bob was born on Jan. 10, 1926, in Dubuque, son of Walter and Gladys (Woodrich) Hoerner. He married Millie Frederick on May 16, 1949, in Sioux Falls, S.D., while he was playing pro ball for the Chicago Cubs minor league team, the "Sioux Falls Canaries." Returning to Dubuque, Bob worked for Sears department store until retiring in 1987, as the appliance department manager.
Baseball remained a big part of Bob's life. He actively supported participation in baseball, especially by his family. He was inducted to the Dubuque County Baseball Hall of Fame, where he was currently serving as a committee member.
Bob was very active in the community and was always willing to volunteer, including for the Kiwanis Club, Area Residential Care, the Mount Olivet Cemetery Board of Directors, and he was very active at St. Joseph Key West Parish. Bob also had a great passion for hunting and fishing, including the opening day of pheasant season being a national holiday for Bob and his family.
Surviving are his wife of 62 years, Millie; six children, Julie (Brad) Lester, of Solon, Iowa, Jerry (Marianne) Hoerner, of Key West, Ted (Stacy) Hoerner, of Chicago, Dan (Linda) Hoerner, of Dubuque, Marianne (Jean Michel) Choquet, of Sitges, Spain, and Nancy (Al) Ronek, of Peosta, Iowa; grandchildren, Jason, Jordan and Abbie Hoerner, Adam and Luke Hoerner, Callie Schauer, Jared and Audrey Lester, Carlie and Greta Hoerner, Quinn, Max, Lori and Sadie Ronek, Yancy and Axel Choquet; great-grandchildren, Dominic Hoerner and Faith Schauer; a brother, Jim (Sally) Hoerner, of Key West; a sister, Ann (Bob) Lambe, of Zwingle, Iowa; sisters-in-law, Darlene Hoerner, of St. Louis, and Phyllis Hoerner, of Dubuque; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a son, Tommy, on Feb. 23, 1961; his father, Walter, in 1997; his mother, Gladys, in 1977; two brothers, Joe and John; and three sisters, Betty Smith, Sally Clewell and Mary O'Toole.
Dubuque White Sox
Perhaps the area’s best baseball team of the late 40’s was the semi-pro Dubuque White Sox, shown before a game in Boscobel, Wis., in 1947. Season highlights included a 5-4 win over state champion Amana Freezers and a 2-1 victory over Castalia-an 18 inning affair that ended at 1:35 a.m. and featured 33 strikeouts by Dubuque’s Tom Breitbach. Team members are; front row: from left; Batboys, Joe Schlueter and Dick Breitbach, middle row: Bob Schlueter, Ed Schlitz, Cuzz Ottavi, Merle Mathis, Tom Breitbach and Danny Beck. Back row: Manager Leo Schlueter, Fred Schlitz, Bob Hoerner, Jim Kieffer, Ray Braun and Tom Byrne. Inductees in the Dubuque County Hall of Fame from this team were: Leo and Bob Schlueter, Hoerner, Tom Breitbach, Mathis, Schlitz and Byrne.
Dubuque the Birthplace of Iowa, Vol. II, A Telegraph Herald Publication.
Robert J. "Bob" Hoerner, 85, of Luther Manor, formerly of Military Road, Key West, Iowa, died at 9:45 a.m. Thursday, June 23, 2011, at Luther Manor.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 27, at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Key West, with the Rev. Donald Bakewell and Monsignor Wayne Ressler officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Key West. Friends may call from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, June 26, at Leonard Funeral Home and Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road, where there will be a parish wake service at noon.
Bob was born on Jan. 10, 1926, in Dubuque, son of Walter and Gladys (Woodrich) Hoerner. He married Millie Frederick on May 16, 1949, in Sioux Falls, S.D., while he was playing pro ball for the Chicago Cubs minor league team, the "Sioux Falls Canaries." Returning to Dubuque, Bob worked for Sears department store until retiring in 1987, as the appliance department manager.
Baseball remained a big part of Bob's life. He actively supported participation in baseball, especially by his family. He was inducted to the Dubuque County Baseball Hall of Fame, where he was currently serving as a committee member.
Bob was very active in the community and was always willing to volunteer, including for the Kiwanis Club, Area Residential Care, the Mount Olivet Cemetery Board of Directors, and he was very active at St. Joseph Key West Parish. Bob also had a great passion for hunting and fishing, including the opening day of pheasant season being a national holiday for Bob and his family.
Surviving are his wife of 62 years, Millie; six children, Julie (Brad) Lester, of Solon, Iowa, Jerry (Marianne) Hoerner, of Key West, Ted (Stacy) Hoerner, of Chicago, Dan (Linda) Hoerner, of Dubuque, Marianne (Jean Michel) Choquet, of Sitges, Spain, and Nancy (Al) Ronek, of Peosta, Iowa; grandchildren, Jason, Jordan and Abbie Hoerner, Adam and Luke Hoerner, Callie Schauer, Jared and Audrey Lester, Carlie and Greta Hoerner, Quinn, Max, Lori and Sadie Ronek, Yancy and Axel Choquet; great-grandchildren, Dominic Hoerner and Faith Schauer; a brother, Jim (Sally) Hoerner, of Key West; a sister, Ann (Bob) Lambe, of Zwingle, Iowa; sisters-in-law, Darlene Hoerner, of St. Louis, and Phyllis Hoerner, of Dubuque; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by a son, Tommy, on Feb. 23, 1961; his father, Walter, in 1997; his mother, Gladys, in 1977; two brothers, Joe and John; and three sisters, Betty Smith, Sally Clewell and Mary O'Toole.
Dubuque White Sox
Perhaps the area’s best baseball team of the late 40’s was the semi-pro Dubuque White Sox, shown before a game in Boscobel, Wis., in 1947. Season highlights included a 5-4 win over state champion Amana Freezers and a 2-1 victory over Castalia-an 18 inning affair that ended at 1:35 a.m. and featured 33 strikeouts by Dubuque’s Tom Breitbach. Team members are; front row: from left; Batboys, Joe Schlueter and Dick Breitbach, middle row: Bob Schlueter, Ed Schlitz, Cuzz Ottavi, Merle Mathis, Tom Breitbach and Danny Beck. Back row: Manager Leo Schlueter, Fred Schlitz, Bob Hoerner, Jim Kieffer, Ray Braun and Tom Byrne. Inductees in the Dubuque County Hall of Fame from this team were: Leo and Bob Schlueter, Hoerner, Tom Breitbach, Mathis, Schlitz and Byrne.
Dubuque the Birthplace of Iowa, Vol. II, A Telegraph Herald Publication.
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