Robert “Bob” D. Thompson, 77, of rural Waterville, died Thursday, March 26, 2020, at Gundersen Medical Center in La Crosse, Wis. He was born June 14, 1942, in West Union, Iowa, the son of Arthur and Pearl Irene (Helgerson) Thompson. On Oct. 22, 1966, he married Linda Klocke and they began farming in rural West Union the following year. In March 1972, they purchased the Odegard-Gabrielson farm in rural Waterville. Bob and Linda moved off the farm in 2004 into their dream: a log house. He remained active in the family farm and enjoyed working with his son-in-law, grandsons and Jason and Sam.
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