Robert Franklin Stark

Robert Franklin Stark, 87, of Mason City, Iowa, died Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at the Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City. Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at Grand View Burial Park in Hannibal, Missouri with Dr. John Hayes officiating. Visitation will be from 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM on Sunday, March 16, 2014, at Major Erickson Funeral Home, 111 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, Mason City, Iowa. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed in Bob’s name to the Good Shepherd Health Center, 302 – 2nd Street NE, Mason City, Iowa 50401. Bob was born October 17, 1926, in Hannibal, Missouri, the son of Cecil and Margaret (Renner) Stark. He served in the US Army, and then attended Medical Technician School in St. Louis. It was there he met wife Betty and they were married on July 8, 1950, and soon moved to Port Arthur, Texas where Bob worked as a lab technician at the Texaco plant/refinery. He later opened up his own private laboratory in Port Arthur. In 1964, Bob and Betty moved the family to Mason City, Iowa where Bob was Chief Lab Tech at Park Hospital. Several years later, and because of Bob’s love of coins, Bob and Betty owned and operated Coin Corner and Miniatures. Soon after, the business became known as B & B Coins, located in the Willowbrook Plaza, Mason City. Bob’s hobbies included coins, miniatures, bridge, bowling and golf. He enjoyed bus trips to various locations across the US and he loved visiting with his family and friends. Bob is survived by his two children, David Stark and wife Diane of Ames, Iowa and Patricia Butler and husband Dale of Frisco, Colorado; and two grandsons: Ben Stark and wife Ashley of Manhattan, Kansas and Matt Stark of Des Moines, Iowa. He is also survived by his sister Shirley Carter and her husband John and family of Canton, Missouri. He was preceded in death by his parents, and his loving wife of 61 years, Betty.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed in Bob’s name to the Good Shepherd Health Center, 302 – 2nd Street NE, Mason City, Iowa 50401.

Service:
Graveside services will be held at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, March 18, 2014, at Grand View Burial Park in Hannibal, Missouri.