Robert Charles Reeve

Funeral services for Robert Charles Reeve, 85, of Tipton who died Friday, April 1, 2011 at Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, will be held Monday, April 4, 2011 at 11:00 am at the First United Methodist Church, Tipton. Pastor Paul Frederiksen will be officiating. There will be a visitation at Fry Funeral Home, Tipton on Sunday, April 3, 2011 from 4-7 pm. Burial will be at Tipton Masonic Cemetery with military rites provided by the Tipton American Legion and Tipton Veterans of Foreign Wars. Robert was born May 26, 1925 in Cedar County, Iowa. He was the son of Dale Ransom and F. Edith Titman Reeve. He was a graduate of Tipton Community School. On February 20, 1950 Robert was united in marriage to Geraldine Joy Mente at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. Robert served in the United States Army during WWII as a paratrooper. He owned and operated Reeve Feed Service in Tipton for 35 years. Robert was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Tipton Lions for 50+ years and was a Melvin Jones award recipient, past American Legion Commander, was involved with the United Fund and served on the Tipton Zoning Board. Robert is survived by his wife, Geraldine Reeve of Tipton, Iowa; daughter, Gail (Maury) Miller of Tipton, Iowa; sons, Rex Reeve (Phil McAndrew) of Oak Park, Illinois, Bruce (Susan) Reeve of Ankeny, Iowa; 5 grandchildren, Cori (Shawn) Mohr, Blaine Miller, Sarah Reeve, Ben Reeve, Jeremy Reeve; 1 great-grandchild, Claire Olivia Mohr; foreign ex-change son, Hugo (Ofe) Duerto of Parana, Argentina; sisters, Marilyn Ailey of Tipton, Iowa, Beverly Fitch of Tipton, Iowa; brother, Jack Reeve of Tipton, Iowa; and sister-in-law, Dolores Timmerman of Bennett, Iowa. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Delbert and James; infant brother, Paul; sisters, Marjorie Barnes, Dorothy Albaugh, and Eldora Miller. A memorial fund has been established in his memory. Online condolences, thoughts and memories may be shared at www.fryfuneralhome.com.