ROBERT O. BOELLSTORFF
1940 - 2024
Robert Ora Boellstorff was born May 10, 1940, in Auburn, Nebraska to Ora and Mildred (Hauberg) Boellstorff. One of three children, Bob attended Charter Oak rural school and graduated from Brock High School.
On September 8, 1963, Robert was united in marriage to DeLores Grant in Lincoln, Nebraska. They were blessed with three children: Sheryl, Laurie, and Brad. The couple made their first home in Greenwood, Nebraska and made two moves until moving to Waverly, Nebraska in 1967. In 2022 Bob and DeLores moved to Johnson, Nebraska.
Bob started working in 1962 as a purchasing agent with Bryant Air Conditioning, Heating, Electrical, and Plumbing in Lincoln. He was with the company for 53 years, retiring in January of 2016 as President of the organization.
As a result of his work and willingness to serve, Bob had served as a Director on the Blue Flame Gas Association and President of the Lincoln Heating and Air Conditioning Association. He was appointed by the Mayor of Lincoln to the Lincoln Code Study Committee and Task Force and the Mechanical Code Task Force. He had been a member of the Waverly Planning Commission, the Mechanical Advisory and Appeals Board, the HVAC Advisory and Appeals Board, the National Association of Home Builders of the United States and served on many other local and regional associations.
Bob also knew how to enjoy life, including traveling with his wife to every event possible that involved his children and grandchildren. He was a fan of watching sporting events and going to sales and auctions to collect endless supplies of “stuff”. Bob loved to spoil the family dog, Peanuts, by feeding him from local fast food restaurants and also from the table, and was continually mowing the grass at home.
On Friday, January 12, 2024, Bob passed away unexpectedly at the Nemaha County Hospital in Auburn. He had attained the age of 83 years, 8 months, and 2 days, and was preceded in death by his parents Ora and Mildred and his sister and her husband Rosalie Ann and Nevin Meixsell.
Among the many who will miss Bob and mourn his loss are his wife DeLores of Johnson; children Sheryl Smith and significant other Kevin Bals of Ulysses, NE, Laurie Padilla and husband Steve of Floyds Knobs, IN, Brad Boellstorff and wife Leannes of Walton, NE; grandchildren Katie Smith, Robert (Katherine) Jackson, Jordan (ZJ) Beeding, Dakota Boellstorff, Cody (Kayla) Boellstorff, Jason (Lisa) Smith, Jaime (Jami) McDaniel, Neya Sockbeson; great-grandchildren James Jackson, Liam Jackson, Wesley Jackson, Addalyn Beeding, Gryffen Beeding, Lillian Boellstorff; brother and sister-in-law Mark and Kathy Boellstorff of Johnson; nephew and niece Andrew and Becky Boellstorff; other relatives and friends.
A funeral service for Bob Saturday, January 20, 2024, at Christ Lincoln in Lincoln, Nebraska, officiated by Pastor Aaron Hutton. Casket bearers were Robert Jackson, Jordan Beeding, ZJ Beeding, Cody Boellstorff, Dakota Boellstorff, and Katie Smith. Katherine Jackson, Kayla Boellstorff, Andrew Boellstorff, Jason Smith, and Jaime McDaniel. Bob’s body was cremated following the service.
Services were entrusted to Hemmingsen Funeral Home of Auburn.