Robert "Bob" Yusten

Robert “Bob” Yusten, 90, of Dakota City, NE passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2019 at a Sioux City hospital after a brief illness.

Services will be at 10:30 A.M. Friday at the Salem Lutheran Church in Dakota City, NE. Pastor Sandra Braasch will officiate. Burial will be in Silver Ridge Cemetery in Ponca, NE. Visitation with the family present will be from 5:00 – 8:00 P.M. Thursday with a prayer service at 7:00 P.M. all at the Church.

Arrangements are under the direction of the Becker-Hunt Funeral Home of South Sioux City. 

Bob was born September 27, 1928 in Ponca, NE. He graduated from Ponca High School in 1946. Bob farmed in the Newcastle and Ponca areas until 1965 when he married Joyce A. Wulf in Sioux City on March 20, 1956.

They moved to Dakota City where he worked at IBP and later at Lincoln Seed Company. Bob worked part time for Sears before retiring in 1992. He and Joyce spent time traveling, camping, enjoying nature, and visiting relatives and making new friends.  They belonged to Salem Lutheran Church in South Sioux City.

Friends and family remember his fondness for teasing Joyce, his ornery laugh, and his constant “tinkering” on some project or another. In his spare time he enjoyed reading. A gentle man, Bob put the needs of others before his own.  He always had a smile to share.

Survivors include his 3 children: Brian Yusten (Lorri) of Lansing, MI, Judy Blunk (Jack) of Carleton, NE, Mark Yusten (PJ) of Polk City, IA; a sister, Stella Navrakal of Sioux City; 12 grandchildren: Kayla Gargano (Mark), Aaron Yusten (Kate), Amanda Alder (Mike), Ben Wilson (Rachel), Josh Wilson, Gabriella Wilson, Jamie Blunk, Mindy Kuper, Jackie Blunk, Amy Sass, Shawn Sass (Tammy),  Andrea Eilertson, and 8 great grandchildren.

Bob was preceded in death by his parents; his wife , Joyce (September 6, 2013 )his daughter, Mary Wilson (January 28, 2018); 4 sisters, Mary, Elaine, Enid and Norma, and one  brother Donald.

In lieu of flowers, a memorial has been established in Bob’s name.