My sympathy to my cousins Phil, Kevin and Craig. I cant imagine losing a sibling. I have happy memories playing with Bob(and of course the rest of you)both at your house on 27th or 28th Ave and at our grandparents home when we were all much younger. May the happy memories sustain you, cousins.
Robert D. "Bob" Gardner
September 2, 1954 – December 7, 2016
Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, at the Daniel Funeral Home in St. Cloud, for Robert D. “Bob” Gardner, age 62, of North Branch and formerly of St. Cloud, who passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at Belgrade Nursing Home in Belgrade. Family and friends may call from 12 Noon until the time of the service on Wednesday at the Daniel Funeral Home, St. Cloud.
Bob was born on September 2, 1954 to Duane and Elaine (Phillips) Gardner. He graduated from Apollo High School in 1973. Bob worked as a car salesman for numerous Minnesota auto dealers. He married Debra Hanson in 1995 in Buffalo, MN. They were married for fifteen years and later divorced.
He was a loving husband, father, brother, uncle and friend. He loved spending time with his family, especially with his father; helping him with jobs around the cabin. Bob enjoyed walleye fishing with his brothers in the Brainerd Lakes Area. He was also an avid Twins and Vikings fan.
Bob is survived his children, Krystal and Brady Gardner; former wife, Debra Hanson; siblings, Phil, Kevin, and Craig Gardner; step-father, Lyle Strand, and many nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents.
A Special thanks to Bob’s friend Herb for his assistance in Bob’s healthcare.
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I wanted to express my heartfelt condolences to Bob’s family. There’s such a sense of helplessness when someone we love dies. I’d like to share some scriptural thoughts that really helps me. Prayer is so valuable at this time but it’s not that prayer simply makes us feel better. 2 Cor. 4:7 says that God can give us, “… power beyond what is normal “, to go from one day to the next. This does not mean that we no longer cry or that we forget, but it means we recover. The reason we recover is because of our hope. Jesus Christ talked about our hope in John 5:28, “…all those in the memorial tomb will hear his voice and come out “. Jesus was referring to the resurrection; this is our hope that helps us recover and gives us power to go on. 2 Cor.1:3 describes our Creator as, “… the God of all comfort “. One way that God comforts us is by moving people who care about us to give us words of encouragement that we need to hear. May the God of comfort (Ps. 83:18) be your comfort now during this time of sorrow.
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Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 14, 2016, at the Daniel Funeral Home in St. Cloud, for Robert D. “Bob” Gardner, age 62, of North Branch and formerly of St. Cloud, who passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at Belgrade Nursing Home in Belgrade. Family and friends may call from 12 Noon until the time of the service on Wednesday at the Daniel Funeral Home, St. Cloud.