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Service:
There will be a celebration of life at a future date
Funeral home:
Snyder & Hollenbaugh Funeral and Cremation Services,
Muscatine, Iowa
Obituary
Paul Robert “Bob” Orr started on an
unknown adventure July 23, 2022. He was born in 1937
in Burlington, IA, the son of Paul & Dorothy
(Pilling) Orr. He is survived by Judi, his wife of
61 years, son Rob Orr of St. Louis, MO, son Jeff Orr
of Los Angeles Co., CA, grandsons Cameron and Dyton
Orr of CA, son-in-law Larry O’Donnell of WI,
grandsons, Derrick (Sara), Brandon, and Ryan
O’Donnell of Dane Co., WI (all three were WI state
championship swimmers), and three great
grandchildren, Kennedy, Tess, and Leo O’Donnell, one
sister, Marlene (Robert) Beckman of Mediapolis, IA,
and many cousins. He was predeceased by his
daughter, Angela LeAnne (Orr) O’Donnell, brothers,
Charles Russell “Rusty” Orr, and Harold James “Jim”
Orr.
Bob graduated from Mediapolis in 1955 where he
played basketball, football, and ran track, and from
Iowa State University in 1959. Upon graduation, he
entered the U.S. Army and was assigned to Ft. Bliss,
TX where he graduated from the Nike Ajax and Nike
Hercules missile school, then for a short time as
the assistant Officer’s Club Secretary. He then
earned his wings as a fixed wing pilot at Ft.
Rucker, AL, and rotary wing aviator at Camp Walters,
TX.
After three years of service, he was employed by
Raid Quarries. There he found his love for the
aggregate business. Over the years, he was involved
in aggregate operations in SE Iowa, Central and
Northwest MO, and Western and Central IL. Upon
selling his aggregate businesses, he and his family
owned and operated the Restaurant at the Depot in
Lincoln IL and several other properties, including
the remodeling of a 1913 Baptist Church by his wife
which was featured on HGTV. In general, he enjoyed
his life, and while this wasn’t his idea, he is
looking forward to new adventures.
There will be no funeral, and he will be interred at
Kossuth Cemetery, Mediapolis. Honorary pallbearers
include Rusty Orr, Jim Orr, Gary Senf, Bill Belknap,
Ramon “Pee Wee” Craft, Howard Keitzer, Ray
Robertson, and Bill Bruner.
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Bob was interested in genealogy and
spent hours researching his and Judi’s ancestors.
The Orrs were Vikings from Scotland & Ireland along
with Swiss, English, Welch, and Swedish genes. His
main tree consisted of over 100,000 individuals, and
he developed around 50 trees. He and his fellow
researchers were able to break down brick walls,
prove and disprove legends.
There will be a celebration of life at a future date
where you will get to meet our children,
grandchildren, and great children.
Memorial donations may be given to the Mediapolis
Jr. Farmers, Mediapolis High School Band, Des Moines
Co. Genealogy Society, Angie O’Donnell Scholarship
Fund, or to the Tess O’Donnell trust fund.
The Snyder & Hollenbaugh Funeral and
Cremation Services of Mediapolis is caring for the
family.
Online condolences can be left at
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