Obituary of Robert Francis Redlinger

Robert F. “Bob” Redlinger, 55 of Iowa City went home to Jesus Tuesday, March 30, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 3, 2010, at the Parkview Evangelical Free Church in Iowa City. Private family graveside services will be held at the cemetery in Marengo. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established in Bob’s memory. Online condolences may be sent for his family through the web @ www.gayandciha.com. Robert Francis Redlinger was born March 16, 1955, in Ottumwa, Iowa the son of Francis A. and Patricia A. (North) Redlinger. Following graduation from Iowa Valley High School in Marengo in 1973, he went on to earn a degree from Northeast Missouri State University in 1978. He returned to Iowa moving to Des Moines where he taught school for 3 years. Then he earned a Medical Technology degree University of Iowa and later a Masters degree in Instructional Design also at the U of I. In 1983 he began a long career with the Veterans Administration, first as a medical technologist and then as an education specialist. During this time he earned his Masters degree in Instructional Design from the University of Iowa. On September 14, 1985, he married Cynthia G. Rice at the Parkview Evangelical Free Church where Bob was involved in small group Bible studies, prayer, teaching and missions outreach. He enjoyed the outdoors, especially hunting and gardening. His family includes his wife, Cindy; daughter, Patty Redlinger and her fiancé, Cory McBride; son, Gerry Redlinger all of Iowa City; his father, Francis Redlinger of Marengo; sister, Julie Stroback and her husband, Scott of Coralville and their daughters, Megan and Christina Stroback; sisters-in-law, Lorraine Vansice of Newton and her children, Trent, Shelley, Maddy & Sam Vansice and Marcie, Jimmy & Kellen Stewart; and Rose Thielen and her husband Kert of Castle Rock, CO; and their children, Jacob, Joe, Michael, Abigail, Alison Thielen. Bob was preceded in death by his mother, Patricia; and grandparents Michael and Margaret Redlinger & Austin and Gladys North. A special thank you to the doctors, nurses and staff at the University of Iowa Hospitals.