Bob was born on February 2, 1939 at Marysville, Kansas, the son of Paul H. and Olive I. (Locke) Roever. He graduated from Beattie High School in Beattie, Kansas in 1957, where he played football, basketball, and baseball. He always enjoyed these sports and coached Pony League and Little League Baseball in Frankfort and Beattie.
On November 18, 1962, he married Beverly Woodard in Frankfort, They were the parents of three sons, Dana, Robert L. Jr. and Brian. Bob served in the U.S. Army and later in the Kansas Army Naional Guard. He worked for the Marshall County Road and Bridge Department and then worked at Georgia Pacific in Blue Rapids, where he retired.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Frankfort, Frankfort VFW, and the Beattie American Legion. Bob also served on the Beattie City Council and was a former mayor of Beattie. He was a life long KU fan and enjoyed deer hunting and fishing.
Survivors include his wife, Beverly Roever, Frankfort, son, Robert L. (Rob) Roever Jr. and his wife Julie, Marysvile, three grandsons, Shane Roever, Manhattan, KS. Ian Roever and Dalton Roever, both of Marysville, two sisters, Mary Wingrave, McPherson, KS. and Janet Smart, Marysville, brother, Paul Roever, Colorado Springs, CO.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents, infant son, Dana Roever, and son Brian Roever in 2011, sister, Betty Pretre, and an infant brother, Glenn Roever.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 10, 2012 at the United Methodist Church in Frankort.
Burial with Military Honors will be at the Frankfort City Cemetery following the services.
Bob was born on February 2, 1939 at Marysville, Kansas, the son of Paul H. and Olive I. (Locke) Roever. He graduated from Beattie High School in Beattie, Kansas in 1957, where he played football, basketball, and baseball. He always enjoyed these sports and coached Pony League and Little League Baseball in Frankfort and Beattie.
On November 18, 1962, he married Beverly Woodard in Frankfort, They were the parents of three sons, Dana, Robert L. Jr. and Brian. Bob served in the U.S. Army and later in the Kansas Army Naional Guard. He worked for the Marshall County Road and Bridge Department and then worked at Georgia Pacific in Blue Rapids, where he retired.
He was a member of the United Methodist Church in Frankfort, Frankfort VFW, and the Beattie American Legion. Bob also served on the Beattie City Council and was a former mayor of Beattie. He was a life long KU fan and enjoyed deer hunting and fishing.
Survivors include his wife, Beverly Roever, Frankfort, son, Robert L. (Rob) Roever Jr. and his wife Julie, Marysvile, three grandsons, Shane Roever, Manhattan, KS. Ian Roever and Dalton Roever, both of Marysville, two sisters, Mary Wingrave, McPherson, KS. and Janet Smart, Marysville, brother, Paul Roever, Colorado Springs, CO.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents, infant son, Dana Roever, and son Brian Roever in 2011, sister, Betty Pretre, and an infant brother, Glenn Roever.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 10, 2012 at the United Methodist Church in Frankort.
Burial with Military Honors will be at the Frankfort City Cemetery following the services.
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