0, he was hired as the Assistant County Engineer in Palo Alto County where he worked for the next 31 years, retiring in May 1991. On August 9, 1958, Bob was united in marriage to Mary Ann Ries in Pocahontas, Iowa at the Resurrection of Our Lord Catholic Church. To this union, six children were born. Bob was a member of Holy Family Catholic Parish in Emmetsburg. He was a devoted and life-time member of the VFW Post #2295 in Emmetsburg where he held numerous offices. He was an avid Fisherman and loved bowling, where he won numerous awards and trophies. In his retirement, he remained an enthusiastic card player and regularly played bridge, pinochle, euchre or poker and was always ready to sit down with the kids or grandkids for a game of cards. The grandchildren always wanted Grandpa on their team. Each day he would hit the local coffee circuit with his friends around the town. Not a day went by that any problem in the world couldn't be solved by his coffee forum. Bob passed away on Tuesday, May 29, 2018 peacefully at home at the age of 89. He was preceded in death by his parents, his only sister, Janette Meyer and his infant son, Thomas. Bob is survived by his wife and companion for over 60 years, Mary Ann Young of Emmetsburg; children: Ann Marie (Tom) Young-Erwin of League City, TX, William Michael (Kari Askeland) Young of Minneapolis, MN, Ellen Frances of Houston, TX, James Andrew (Sherri) of North Pole, AK and Susan Kathleen Young of Katy, TX; nine grandchildren: Nicholas Erwin, Arielle Askeland, Leif Young, Cody Young, and Andrew, Katie, Emma and Matthew Young and Briar Lavinder.