Plambeck, Gerald (“Jerry”) (“Bobo”) (1948 - 2020)

PLAMBECK, GANZHORN, KNAUSS, PLAMBECK-KNAUSS, KROHN, OLOFSON, NIEDERMYER, GITTINS, OLOFSON-PLAMBECK, HERKENRATH, MORTENSEN, WEST, REINIG, GREINER, ZACHARIAS

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 12/28/2020 at 15:54:44

Name of deceased: Gerald (“Jerry”) (“Bobo”) Plambeck; at an early age, his aunt Doke named him “Bobo” after the neighbor’s dog; the nickname stuck with him for life

Aged: 72 yrs. 7 mo, 20 days

Residence: Persia, Harrison County, IA

Born: April 19, 1948; Persia, Harrison County, IA

Died: Dec. 9, 2020; Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, IA

Funeral services: Private Family Mass of Christian Burial: Monday, Dec. 14, 2020; St. Mary Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, Portsmouth, IA

Survived by: Wife of 50 years, Carol; children, Nicole Plambeck, Tara (spouse, Brian) Ganzhorn, Andrea (spouse, Brian) Plambeck-Knauss, and Katie (spouse, Jon) Krohn; grandchildren, Faith Olofson, Alexandra Niedermyer, Garret Gittins, Josephine Niedermyer, Dayton Olofson-Plambeck, and Aubrey Krohn; great-granddaughter, Addaleyn Olofson; siblings, Bill (spouse, Barb) Plambeck, Mary (spouse, John) Herkenrath, John (spouse, Ruth) Plambeck, Jan (spouse, Bob) Mortensen, Patty (spouse, Bob) West, Sam (spouse, Tracey) Plambeck, and Lori (spouse, Dan) Reinig; nieces; nephews; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, H.W. and Helen (nee Greiner) Plambeck; brother, Robert Plambeck; son-in-law, Joe Gittins; nephew, Johnny Plambeck; father-in-law, Robert Zacharias

Education: Attended a country school near his home in Persia and was taught by his grandmother, Kate Plambeck

Religious affiliation: Catholic

Military service: Enlisted immediately after high school in the U. S. Army; he served in Vietnam 1968 – 1969. After retiring from the IA Dept. of Transportation, he enlisted in the U. S. National Guard, from which he retired 22 years later.

Marriage: Carol Zacharias; Jan. 17, 1970; location not provided

Employment: Raised hogs; employed at Iowa Pork Plant for many years before he went to Texas and worked for Cox Farms. He returned to Iowa and was employed by the Iowa Department of Transportation until he retired. He then enlisted in the National Guards. He retired from the National Guards after 22 years.

Hobbies/Interests: enjoyed watching politics and western movies

Sources: harlanonline.com; kjan.com; pauleyjones.com