Robert L. Burget

Robert Leon Burget passed away peacefully at age 95 at the Carlisle Care Center on December 26, 2021. He was born in Des Moines, IA on August 26, 1926, and moved with his family to Altoona, IA at age 4 so that his father could help run the family business, Burget Mill.

Bob was very community minded and always ready to help others. He was elder emeritus at Altoona Christian Church, served 8 years on the city council, and served as assistant fire chief over 25 years when the department was all volunteer. Bob was an accomplished trumpet player and played a mean boogie-woogie on the piano.

Bob’s life’s work was at the Burget Mill, where he was owner-operator, first with his dad and later with his son, Tim. He even passed up an opportunity to play professional football because the Mill paid better!

Bob is survived by his children, Christine Fisher, Terry Hopkins, Timothy Burget, Cynthia Gattorna, and Bradley Burget; 10 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and 5 great-great-grandchildren; as well as other loving family and many dear friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Ray and Grace Burget; his wife of nearly 50 years, B. Margaret “Mickey” Burget; and his second wife, Vayla Burget, who blessed him with love a second time. He was also preceded in death by his sisters, Margaret Kesler and Lula Grandstaff Still; and grandsons, David Burget and Sean Gattorna.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 10, 2022, at Hamilton’s Altoona Funeral Home, 105 4th St. SW, where the family will greet visitors from 1-2 p.m. Interment will take place at Altoona Cemetery following the service.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the organization of your choosing in loving memory of Bob.

Online condolences may be expressed at:
www.HamiltonsFuneralHome.com

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