Charles Robert "Bob" Mick
August 30, 1942 — September 6, 2011
Charles Robert “Bob” Mick, 69, of Palo, Iowa, died Tuesday, September 6, 2011, at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, Hiawatha, following a brief illness. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m., Friday, September 9, 2011, at St. Jude’s Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids, by Father Jon Seda. Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m., Thursday, September 8, 2011, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids, and from 9:30 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. at the church prior to the funeral. Burial: St. Joseph’s Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.
Survivors include his wife, Judy; children, Therese (James) Elliff, Blairstown, Kristin (Jeff) Hobbs, Cedar Rapids and Patrick (Carrie) Mick, Ely; and grandchildren, Amanda Elliff, Adrienne Elliff and Tressa Hobbs. Also surviving are his siblings, David (Margie) Mick, Shellsburg, Jon (Phyllis) Mick, Shellsburg, Gene Mick, Cedar Rapids and Jerry (Ruth) Mick, Marion; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents; and sister, Charlotte (Dan) Darrow.
Born August 30, 1942, in Aurora, Illinois, Bob was the son of J Edward and Lucille (Freed) Mick. He lived in Downers Grove, Illinois, moved to Ottumwa, Iowa, and then to Cedar Rapids in 1952. Bob graduated from Washington High School in 1960. He was a member of the Cedar Rapids Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps. Bob served in the U.S. Army for three years as a radar operator-air defense missles for two years in Schweinfurt, Germany. On September 4, 1965, he was united in marriage to Judith Marron in Waucoma, Iowa. He started with IE in 1964 at Prairie Creek, went nuke November 1, 1971, got his NRC operator license in January 1974, pulled the first critical at the Duane Arnold Energy Center June 1974, and earned his senior operator license December 1976. He was a shift supervisor, operations supervisor and senior outage project manager at Duane Arnold Energy Center, retiring in June of 1998.
Bob belonged to St. Jude’s Catholic Church. He enjoyed building models, hunting, fishing, watching the Drum Corps, traveling and spending time with his grandchildren.
Instead of flowers, memorials may directed to Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, 315 18th Avenue, Hiawatha, Iowa 52233.
Survivors include his wife, Judy; children, Therese (James) Elliff, Blairstown, Kristin (Jeff) Hobbs, Cedar Rapids and Patrick (Carrie) Mick, Ely; and grandchildren, Amanda Elliff, Adrienne Elliff and Tressa Hobbs. Also surviving are his siblings, David (Margie) Mick, Shellsburg, Jon (Phyllis) Mick, Shellsburg, Gene Mick, Cedar Rapids and Jerry (Ruth) Mick, Marion; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents; and sister, Charlotte (Dan) Darrow.
Born August 30, 1942, in Aurora, Illinois, Bob was the son of J Edward and Lucille (Freed) Mick. He lived in Downers Grove, Illinois, moved to Ottumwa, Iowa, and then to Cedar Rapids in 1952. Bob graduated from Washington High School in 1960. He was a member of the Cedar Rapids Cadets Drum & Bugle Corps. Bob served in the U.S. Army for three years as a radar operator-air defense missles for two years in Schweinfurt, Germany. On September 4, 1965, he was united in marriage to Judith Marron in Waucoma, Iowa. He started with IE in 1964 at Prairie Creek, went nuke November 1, 1971, got his NRC operator license in January 1974, pulled the first critical at the Duane Arnold Energy Center June 1974, and earned his senior operator license December 1976. He was a shift supervisor, operations supervisor and senior outage project manager at Duane Arnold Energy Center, retiring in June of 1998.
Bob belonged to St. Jude’s Catholic Church. He enjoyed building models, hunting, fishing, watching the Drum Corps, traveling and spending time with his grandchildren.
Instead of flowers, memorials may directed to Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House of Mercy, 315 18th Avenue, Hiawatha, Iowa 52233.
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