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Robert “Bob” John Hogrefe, 80, of Eagle Grove died Jan. 31, 2026, at his residence.
Funeral Mass will take place Friday, Feb. 6, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Storm Lake. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be held Thursday, Feb. 5, from 5-8 p.m. at Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake.
Bob was born May 5, 1945, in Storm Lake to Martin and Anna (Lullmann). He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church, Storm Lake. He attended grade school at Zion Parochial School, Storm Lake and then graduated from Newell Providence High School in 1963.
Bob was stationed in Incirlik, Turkey, while he served with the United States Air Force from 1965 until 1969.
On Aug. 22, 1970, Bob married Rose Daniel in Varina. They were blessed with four children: John, Chad, Jeremy and Lisa.
Bob attended Iowa Central Community College and Buena Vista University in Storm Lake. Bob worked in business with his brother, Norm, until 1995 at which time he bought into the Family Table Restaurant in 1995. Bob retired from the restaurant business in 2010.
Bob was a member of the Knights of Columbus, Eagle Grove and Lake Creek Country Clubs, and active in many organizations within the St. Mary’s Catholic School system while his children attended school. His leisure time was spent with music, golfing, woodworking, fishing, car rides with his boys and spending as much time with family as he could.
Preceding Bob in death were his parents, Martin and Anna Hogrefe; parents-in-law, Walter and Ann Daniel; brother Vernon Hogrefe; brother and sister-in-law, Norm and Lynn Hogrefe; son John Hogrefe; daughter Lisa Hogrefe; sister-in-law Jean Daniel; and brother-in-law Bill Karolski.
Surviving Bob are his wife Rose of Eagle Grove; sons: Chad (Amy) Hogrefe of Le Mars; and Jeremy (Jennifer) Hogrefe of Eagle Grove; brother Arlo Hogrefe of Alta; sister Myrna (Roger) Lorenzen of Alta; grandchildren: Tate Hogrefe of Le Mars; Elizabeth Hogrefe of Sioux City; Zach Hogrefe of Eagle Grove; and Maya Hogrefe of Le Mars.
