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Robert C. Fluckey

Murray

By Kale Funeral Home
Robert C. Fluckey, 89, of Osceola, died Oct. 24, 2025, in Marshalltown.

Robert C. Fluckey, 89, of Murray, died Oct. 24, 2025, in Marshalltown. (Contributed )

Robert “Bob” Charles Fluckey, son of Frank and Martha (Osfalg) Fluckey was born Oct. 17, 1936, in Afton and passed from this life Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, at Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown, at 89 years of age.

Bob grew up on the farm near Afton and Arispe. He graduated in 1955 from Arispe High School. On Nov. 21, 1957, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served honorably until Nov. 12, 1959.

Following his discharge, he returned home and was united in marriage to Marilyn Ann Simmerman Feb. 6, 1960, at Saint Bernard Catholic Church in Osceola. They were the first couple to be married in this church. Three children blessed this union.

Bob was a hardworking rancher and farmer. He trained and raised many horses over his lifetime. He was proud of still having two horses from the same bloodline his father started over 100 years ago.

He was a family man and really enjoyed his grandchildren and great-grandchildren and their many activities. Bob never met a stranger. He enjoyed talking with other horsemen about training and raising horses. Bob enjoyed going dancing with his wife Marilyn and playing cards with the family, especially the younger ones. Bob was a member of Saint Bernard Catholic Church in Osceola.

Those relatives who preceded Bob in death are his wife Marilyn Ann Fluckey; parents, Frank and Martha Fluckey; brother Joe Fluckey; sisters and their husbands: Marie (Ralph) Hudson, Evelyn (George) Mathes, Helen (Darrell) Kingery and Frances (John) Justice; mother- and father-in-law, Bernadine and Bill Simmerman; sister-in-law and her husband, Donna Jean (Merrill) Crittenden; brothers-in-law, Donovan and Merrill Simmerman and nephew Steven Crittenden.

Bob leaves to cherish his memory, daughters, Teresa (Mike) Jackson of Murray and Sheri (Scott) Neal of Newark, Texas; son Todd Fluckey of Creston; granddaughters: Marla (Austin) Wells, Tiffany (Jamie) Oswald and Ashleigh (Darin) Eckels, all of Murray; grandson Tylar (Perla) Neal of Alpharetta, Georgia; great-grandchildren: Seth, Kathlena, Axton and Luxella Oswald, Harper, Leanna and Case Eckels; sisters-in-law, Marjorie Simmerman of Indianola and Catherine Fluckey of Creston, as well as other family and many friends.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 3, at Saint Bernard Catholic Church in Osceola. Bob’s family will greet friends from 4 until 6 p.m. on Sunday, at Kale Funeral Home in Osceola. Interment will follow the mass in the Murray Cemetery, with military honors.

A live stream of the service will be available at www.kalefuneralhome.com on Bob’s tribute wall beginning at 10 a.m. Memorial contributions may be directed to Murray FFA or Alzheimer’s Association - Iowa Chapter. Online condolences may be directed to the family at www.kalefuneralhome.com

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