Memorial Services for Robert "Bob" C. Shideler, will be held at 1:30 P.M. on Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at the First Presbyterian Church in Albert Lea. The Reverend Dwight Netzer will officiate. Military Honors will be accorded by Albert Lea Veteran's Organiziations. Friends may visit will be from 5-7 P.M. on Tuesday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, and one hour before the service at the church.
Bob died unexpectedly at his home on Monday, July 14, 2014, He was 77. He was born on August 29, 1936, in Whittemore, Iowa the son of Charles and Evelyn (Maher) Shideler. He graduated from high school in Rock Falls, Iowa. Bob served our country in the US Army from January of 1957, until his honorable discharge in December of 1962. He married Dolores Zoller on January 29, 1961, at Grace Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. To this union, one daughter Ann Marie was born. They had lived in St. Louis Park, MN, where Bob ran a Mobile Gas Station. They later moved to Albert Lea, where Bob worked for Wilson & Co.
On January 1, 2005, he married Patricia Boe Rasmussen at the First Presbyterian Church. In his more recent years Bob had sold insurance for Farm Bureau and was presently working at Cargill. Bob was a member of the Masonic Lodge, the Eagle's Club, the American Legion and First Presbyterian Church. He enjoyed golfing, camping, hunting, woodworking, and spending time with grandchildren. Bob is survived by his wife Pat of Albert Lea, his daughter Ann Marie (Larry) Burgeson and their son Xander Robert James Burgeson of Buffalo, MN; step children: Cindy (Lyndon) Schewe of Owatonna, MN, Scott Rasmussen of Albert Lea, Jack (Darci) Rasmussen of Albert Lea, Buck (Janelle) Rasmussen of Albert Lea, Joie (Jason) Willner of Albert Lea; step-grandchildren: Heidi (Greg) Eichten and their daughter Riley, Heather Schewe (fiancé Michael Ebeling) Dayna Rasmussen, Trevor, Whitney and Sara Rasmussen, Benjamin and Paige Rasmussen and Andrew and Hannah Willner; sister Kareen Biggins of Springfield, IL, and several sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law and nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Dolores, and sister Mardella. Bob's family, who he so enjoyed spending time with will lovingly remember him. His quick, sharp sense of humor will never be forgotten.