Robert Vohland

Robert “Bob” Vohland, 92 Gibbon resident Robert G. “Bob” Vohland, 92 of Gibbon passed away Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at Brookefield Park Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation in St. Paul. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at First Presbyterian Church in Kearney with Rev. Clint Cozier officiating. Interment will be in the Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 5, 2021 at O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation. Condolences may be shared online at www.osrfh.com. Services are entrusted to O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral and Cremation Services. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation. Condolences may be shared online at www.osrfh.com. Services are entrusted to O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral and Cremation Services. Bob was born September 15, 1928 in Gibbon, Nebraska to Gage and Mabel (Marks) Vohland. He was raised in Gibbon and was a graduate of Gibbon High School. On June 1, 1948, Bob was united in marriage to Evelyn Halkyard in Taos, New Mexico. The couple made their home in Gibbon. Bob was employed on the family farm with his dad where he shelled corn and commercially harvested wheat. Bob also worked at the ammunition plant in Grand Island before taking over as the caretaker of Riverside Cemetery for many years. He was a longtime Bus Driver for Gibbon Public School. He was member of the Masonic Lodge, Eastern Star, Sons of the American Revolution. Bob was an EMT instructor for many communities in the area and was a longtime member of First Presbyterian Church in Kearney. He was a scout master for many years. He enjoyed taking the scouts to Minnesota on numerous canoe trips. Bob was a 40 plus year member of the Gibbon Fire Department and served as Chief for many years. Bob enjoyed camping, working with dogs and traveling with his family. He loved his family very much and was very proud of his grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great great grandchildren. Left to cherish his memory are his daughter, Cindy Crouch and husband, Bob of St. Paul; daughter-in-law, Vicki Vohland of Kearney; grandchildren, Susan (Vohland) Grove and husband, Dave, Michelle (Crouch) Padrnos and husband, Todd, Katherine (Vohland) Hoagstrom and husband, Cory, Stephanie (Crouch) Kounovsky and husband, Jason, Matthew Crouch and wife, Lanaya, Michael Vohland, Heather (Crouch) Placzek and husband, Chase, Megan (Crouch) Wiles and husband, Wade; 19 great grandchildren; 2 great great grandchildren; sisters, Joan Hemmerling of Gibbon, and Jane Olson of Kearney; sister-in-law, Mrytle Halkyard of Gibbon; as well as several nieces, nephews and extended family and friends. Bob was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Evelyn Vohland; son, Rich Vohland; sister, Donna Rose Vohland; brothers-in-law, Donald Halkyard, DeWayne Hemmerling and Norris Olson.

Robert Vohland

September 15, 1928 - December 22, 2020