ROBERT A MAGILL was born to A.I. and Evelyn (Enger) Magill, January 14, 1938 in Tekamah, NE. He entered into rest Wednesday, February 23, 2011, at Methodist Hospital in Omaha, at the age of 73 years.

Bob grew up on the family farm west of Herman, NE with his sister, Barb. He graduated from Herman High School in 1955.

On June 10, 1967, he was married to Yvonne B. Rennerfeldt in Tekamah. He lived in the Tekamah/Blair area with his family his entire life. Yvonne preceded him in death on May 25, 2009, and he missed her greatly after her passing.

Bob spent many years in the car business selling cars and in the last several years traveling around the country delivering autos for Woodhouse. He also sold promotional items for Waco Advertising for many years and was still doing so through January of this year.  He and Yvonne also enjoyed helping out at the Cardinal Bar in Herman when his son Dan and PeeWee had it.

Bob was a member of the Blair Fire Dept. and was a charter member of the Blair Rescue Squad. He was a past president of the Tekamah Chamber of Commerce and past member of the Tekamah Lions Club.  Bob served on the Tekamah City Council in the 1980’s. He was also a member of the Tekamah United Methodist Church.

Bob enjoyed visiting with family and friends making the “rounds” in Tekamah, Oakland and Herman.  He was a very good piano player and was often coaxed into playing at the many places he would stop.

He had celebrated his 73rd birthday last month at a party with family and spent the last weekend of January at a 1st birthday party for his twin great granddaughters

In addition to his wife Yvonne, he was preceded in death by his father A.I.

Survivors include his mother, Evelyn Magill; his sons and families, Dan and Kathy Magill of Herman, David and Diane Magill of Germantown, WI, Doug and Tracy Magill of Sterling, NE, Jon and Joan Michelsen of Lincoln, NE, Monte Michelsen and Stu Sandler of Spring Hill, FL; sister and brother-in law, Barb and John Jensen of Omaha; 18 grandchildren and spouses; 5 great-grandchildren; along with many cousins and extended family members.

FUNERAL SERVICE: Monday, February 28, 2011, 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Tekamah, Nebraska

VISITATION: Sunday, February 27, 2011, 4 - 8 p.m. with the family receiving friends from 6 - 8 p.m. at Pelan Funeral Home in Tekamah. Visitation Monday will be held at the church one hour prior to the service.

BURIAL: Herman Cemetery at a later date.

MEMORIALS: Tekamah Fire and Rescue

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