Robert A. "Bob" Binger

Robert A. (Bob) Binger, 88, died peacefully Wednesday (June 10, 2009) at Urbandale Health Center in Urbandale, Iowa, with his daughter at his side. He was born March 13, 1921, in Quincy to Helen and William A. Binger Sr. Bob graduated from Quincy High School. He was inducted into the Army in September 1942, and was honorably discharged in January 1945, having served in the 519th Medical Collecting Company in the European Theater of World War II. He was awarded two Bronze Stars. Bob returned to Quincy and married Alice E. Boyd on Sept. 6, 1947. He worked for Electric Wheel then they farmed in the Ursa area through 1965. They then moved to Lansing, Mich., where he worked as a pipefitter and general foreman through Union Local 333 for companies including Bechtel Corporation on projects from MSU dorms to nuclear power plants until his retirement. Bob loved music, especially dancing to the Big Bands with Alice. He loved sports, playing football and other sports in high school, for the Army and later with children and grandchildren. He was an avid fan of the Cubs and Bears. He also enjoyed the outdoors, especially fishing and hunting. Survivors include his daughter, Rebecca (Becky) Bjork and her husband, Tom, of Johnston, Iowa, their daughters Emily Bjork and Kirstin (Richard) Alsaker; two sisters, Irene Calder of Beardstown and Noranne King of Quincy; a brother and sister-in-law, William and Pat Binger Jr., eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 25 years, Alice; his stepdaughter, Nancy Jane (Robert) Delaney and Marie, his wife in later years. SERVICES: 2 p.m. Sunday in the Hansen-Spear Funeral Home with the Rev. Joseph Evers officiating. Burial will be in Ellington Home Cemetery. VISITATION: 1-2 p.m. Sunday in the Hansen-Spear Funeral Home. MEMORIALS: Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research, Macular Degeneration Research, the Ellington Presbyterian Memorial Fund, or to the charity of your choice. ARRANGEMENTS: Hansen-Spear Funeral Home. WEB SITE: www.hansenspear.com. Condolences may be expressed online at www.whig.com.