Robert T. Caley

No funeral services will be held. Private burial at the Glenwood Cemetery will be held at a later date

Robert Thomas Caley, Jr., one of two children of Robert Thomas Caley and Cleo Niles (Booth), was born near Glenwood, Iowa on August 27, 1928. Bob grew up in Glenwood graduating from high school in 1946.
Bob immediately went to work at the Glenwood State Hospital School and in 1949, transferred to the State Hospital School in Woodward, IA. He later transferred back to Glenwood where he met his co-worker and future bride, Betty Lou Beam from Pacific Junction, IA.
Bob and Betty were married at the Grace United Methodist Parsonage in Glenwood on June 10, 1951. The marriage was blessed with Betty's two children, Don Clay and Neal Clay, and their four children Patrick, Michelle, Sandra, and John. In 1953, they moved to Grafton, ND where Bob worked at the State Hospital School, and they later moved to Lincoln, NE where Bob worked at a similar state operated hospital. The family eventually moved back to Glenwood and Bob began a 20- year career as a parts salesman for Ballenger Automotive Service in Council Bluffs, IA. During this time, the family moved to Council Bluffs where their daughter Michelle, age seven, died following a tragic accident while walking home from school.
In 1976, Bob purchased a small engine shop in Shenandoah, IA where they eventually moved. After a few years, Bob sold the shop and they returned to Glenwood and he resumed his employment at the hospital school until retiring on September 12, 1991. Following Bob's retirement, they moved back to Council Bluffs where Bob worked part-time for K-Mart.
In 1995, Bob and Betty divorced and Bob continued his part-time work and living in Council Bluffs. Later that year, Bob suffered a disabling heart attack followed by a cerebral hemorrhage. He underwent surgery to stop the hemorrhage and was eventually released to the care of area nursing homes.
Bob died on September 8, 2003 at the Tabor Manor Care Center at the age of 75 years and 11 days. Bob was preceded in death by his daughter Michelle, his parents, and brother-in-law Noah Hunt. He is survived by his; stepchildren Don Clay of Glenwood and Neal Clay of Bartlett, IA; children Patrick Caley and his wife Karen of Bellevue, NE, Sandra Soderquist, her husband Don, and their son Robert of Bixby, OK, and John Caley of Glenwood; sister Helen Hunt of Glenwood; four nephews; other relatives and friends.