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Robert Roe Obituary
October 3, 1956 - December 16, 2025
There will be a celebration of life on Saturday, January 17, 2026, from 1 to 4 p.m., at the Long Grove Fire Station for Robert Lee Roe, 69, of Long Grove, IA.
Bob passed away on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, at MercyOne Genesis Medical Center, Davenport.
Bob was born on October 3, 1956, in Davenport, the son of Jim and Lulu (Walker) Roe. He married Carol Gertz on April 2, 1977, at Faith Lutheran Church, Eldridge, IA. In his early years he worked at Huebotters Furniture Co as a furniture restorer. He then worked as a commercial industrial painter for Local Union #676 and then became their business agent for seven years before retiring in October of 2018. In his retirement, he operated "Bobs Bees" and enjoyed mentoring people about bees.
He was a member of Local Union #676, the Quad City Bee Keeping Club and the Mississippi Wood Carvers Club, Davenport. He enjoyed woodcarving, gardening and hunting. Most of all he enjoyed his grandsons.
Survivors include his wife, Carol of Long Grove, sons, Justin of Blue Grass, Joshua (Amy Shannon) of Long Grove, grandchildren, Andrew and Trenton of Long Grove.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Frank Roe.
Memorials may be directed to the family or Long Grove Volunteer Fire Dept. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.McGinnis-Chambers.com.
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joanne hallett
December 28, 2025
To Bob from joanne thanks for the memories.
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Judi Hamann
December 20, 2025
To Carol and family, my deepest sympathies to all of you. God's strength will sustain you in this journey.
Bill Richardson
December 18, 2025
I've known Bob most of my life. We shared a house together after high school along with 2 other guys. All of us married around the same time. Bob and Carol have been great friends over the years, our boys are the same age. I'm going to miss him. Keeping Carol and the boys in my prayers.
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