Joseph K. Bobst Obituary (1922 - 2020)

Joseph K. Bobst, 97, of Le Roy, Illinois, passed away at 2:29 A.M. Monday, July 20, 2020, at his home in Le Roy, Illinois. Memorial Service information will be released at a later time. Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, Le Roy, Illinois, is assisting the family with arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Humane Society of Central Illinois, Normal. Mr. Bobst was born December 24, 1922, in La Crosse, Wisconsin, to Joseph S. and Mildred White Bobst. He married Sandra S. Nesbitt on April 29, 1972, in Bloomington, Illinois. She survives in Le Roy, Illinois. He is also survived by his one son, Kirk (David) Tapia-Bobst of Chicago, Illinois; four daughters, Caroline (Phil) Staats of New York, Nancy (Luis) Bobst-Rodrigueuz of Connecticut, Rachel Bobst of Connecticut, and Damen (Bob Cook) Hafley of Indiana; one grandson, Dayne Hafley; one granddaughter, Dylana Hafley; and one great-granddaughter, Amiya Brooks. He was preceded in death by his parents, one daughter, Libby Bobst and one sister, Marjorie Wentz. Joseph was a WWII Army Veteran and attended Carroll College at La Crosse, Wisconsin, and attended and taught at Oklahoma State University. He was a chemist at General Electric and owned and operated Downs Import Auto Service.