Robert A. Fenton

Robert A. Fenton, 88, passed away peacefully surrounded by family Friday, March 11, 2016 at his home.

Visitation will be held from 5 – 8 p.m. Friday, March 18th at Hamilton’s Funeral Home, 605 Lyon Street, Des Moines. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, March 19th at Capitol Hill Lutheran Church, 511 Des Moines Street, followed by burial at Oralabor Cemetery in Ankeny.

Robert was born in Tasmania, Australia January 8, 1928. At age 28, he and a buddy took an eleven month adventure and sailed the Pacific on a 30-foot Tahitian Ketch Taihoa. He visited the Cook Islands, the Societies and the Hawaiian Islands before sailing to San Francisco, CA in 1957. Robert came to Des Moines in search of work and met his lovely wife, Rasma Lange, who preceded Robert in death in 1997. Robert was a carpenter and retired from the Carpenters Local 106. He was a member and Past Master of Capital Lodge No. 110 AF&AM, and a member of Capital Hill Lutheran Church. He enjoyed fishing, photography, hunting, and smoking meats.

Robert is survived by his son, Ralph E. Fenton and daughter-in-law, Cathy Fenton; sister, Nancy Ovenden and nephews and nieces from Adelaide, Australia; and sister-in-law, Velta Matilus from Lincoln, NE.

Condolences may be expressed at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com

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