Robert Leroy Simpson
Robert Leroy Simpson
1962-2014
Memorial services for Robert Simpson of Villisca, Iowa will be held at the Villisca Community Building on Saturday, June 21, 2014.
Robert LeRoy Simpson was born August 12, 1962 in Manning, Iowa. He attended the West Nodaway School District.
Robert worked for the City of Burlington Junction, Missouri. Later he worked 20 years for Micheal’s Foods of Lenox, Iowa as a forklift driver and a supervisor. He met his future wife while working at Micheal’s Foods. On August 4, 1990 he was united in marriage to Georgetta B. Orr at Lake Icaria near Corning, Iowa. They have two children – Natassja and Nevada. He enjoyed fishing, playing cards, western movies, joking and family times, and the Green Bay Packers.
His health failed and he had a lot of health complications in recent years. Robert, at age 51, passed away on Wednesday, June 18, 2014 at the Red Oak Healthcare Community in Red Oak, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his mother, Diana Marie Rhoades; grandparents, Walter David Rhoades and Helen M. Powers Rhoades; uncles Ralph Rhoades and Walter David Rhoades Jr.
He is survived by his wife, Georgetta Simpson, Villisca; children Natassja Simpson and Nevada Simpson, both of Villisca; siblings: Patricia Beason, Clearfield, Iowa, Debrah (Brian) Bloomfield, Elmo, Missouri, Tamara (Jimmey) Meek, Elmo, Missouri, Sharon (Michael) Piveral, Maryville, Missouri, Melissa (David) Long, Shenandoah, Iowa, Michael Simpson, Wahoo, Neb., and Christopher Bartlett, Oregon; parents-in-law Bernice and George Orr of Villisca; aunts Sharon (David) Dale, Council Bluffs, Iowa, Denise Rhoades, Oregon, Shirley Rhoades, Fairfax, Missouri, and Gloria Rhoades, Dow City, Iowa; numerous nieces, nephews, and great nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.
