Robert E. Danielson passed away September 30 after several years of illness. He is survived by his wife of 49 years Elaine. He is also survived by his sister, Mary Louise, his niece Margaret and his nephew Daniel, all from Iowa. Also a sad survivor is their cat, Kerry.

Bob was born January 11, 1925 on a farm near Creston, Iowa to Emmett and Anna Danielson. Bob's father passed away on Bob's 12th birthday and he and his mother moved into Creston with his grandfather. Bob had a paper route and did errands for the hotel and drug store to help his mother with a little money. His best friend's father had a small greenhouse and Bob worked there part time which was to later be his life's profession, flowers and plant production.

Bob graduated from Creston High School in 1943. The day after graduation, he took a bus to Des Moines to join the Navy. He went directly to training camp and then served for over 2 years in the South Pacific.