• Mr. Robert Zickwolf

    26 Feb 2013




    • BORN: August 10, 1937
    • DIED: February 26, 2013
    • LOCATION: Mount Ida, Arkansas

    Robert Warren (Bob) Zickwolf died February 26, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Hot Springs, Ar. Bob was born August 10, 1937 in Trenton, New Jersey to Elmer and Edna Zickwolf.
    He is predeceased by his parents, brother, Elmer Jr., and dog, Baby Girl.
    He is survived by his wife, Virginia.
    Bob graduated from Drexel University after which he served in the U.S. Coast Guards for five years. He retired from the U.S. Forest Service and Bay Area Rapid Transit System in San Francisco. He then settled in Mt. Ida, where he started his surveying business, Wolf Surveying, which he operated for 14 years.
    As per Bob’s wishes, his body was cremated.
    A memorial service will be held at Joplin United Methodist Church on Saturday, March 9th at 10:00 a.m. with Rev. David Steele officiating.
    Arrangements were made under the direction of Thornton Funeral Home.

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    Rick Jones

    8 Apr 2019

    I just found out that Bob (I nicknamed him ‘Z’) passed away Z and I worked together at BART in Oakland, California. Always an interesting and intelligent guy; Z had a great sense of humor and was usually upbeat. I feel fortunate to have known him. And he was a hell of a good surveyor.

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