Mr. Robert "Bob" E. Walker

Robert E. “Bob” Walker, 82, of Kearney died Sunday, July 16, 2017 at Mother Hull Home in Kearney. Funeral services will be Thursday, July 20, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Kearney. Rev. Stan Murdoch will officiate. Visitation is planned Wednesday from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral Home in Kearney or prior to services at the church. Burial with military rites provided by the Kearney American Legion Post #52, Kearney V.F.W. Post #759 and the U.S. Navy Military Honors Team will be at Kearney Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to the family to be designated at a later date. Please visit www.hlmkfuneral.com to leave a tribute or message of condolence. Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney is in charge of arrangements. Bob was born April 11, 1935 in Hebron, NE to John and Frances (Haskill) Walker. He grew up in the Overton and Elm Creek area and graduated from Elm Creek High School in 1953. He is a veteran of the Korean War serving in the U.S. Navy from 1954-1958. After his military service, he returned to Elm Creek and owned and operated Walker Auto Service. He moved to Kearney in 1976 and had a career in insurance and sales before moving to NAPA Auto Parts where he worked until his retirement in 2010. On November 18, 1978, he married Donna Jean (Peterson) Bowers in Kearney. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Kearney. Bob enjoyed working with and teaching others about cars and spending time with his family-- especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Surviving relatives include his wife, Donna of Kearney; son, Todd Walker and husband Tom Donohue of Palm Springs, CA; daughters, Su Valdivia and husband Rick of Kansas City, MO, Denise Chavez and husband Louie of Trona, CA and Linda Morosic and husband Donald of Republican City, NE; grandchildren, Ashley Ashpaugh and husband Michael of Kansas City, MO, Alex Valdivia of Kansas City, MO, Heather Crawford and husband Justin of Orleans, NE, Breanna Schukar and husband Mark of Phoenix, AZ, Eric Morosic and wife Sally of Lincoln, NE, Stephanie Hoffman and husband Brett of Kearney, NE, Jeremy Chavez of Laveen, AZ, Jennifer Brown and husband Chad of Alamogordo, NM and Jacqueline Edney and husband Jason of Portsmouth, RI and 13 great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, John “Jack” Walker, Jr.

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Mr. Robert "Bob" E. Walker

April 11, 1935 - July 16, 2017