G. Robert (Bob) Sackett passed away Friday, Dec. 21, 2018, at the Perry Lutheran Home in Perry, Iowa.
Bob was born May 14, 1932, in Perry, Iowa, to George H. Sackett and Lillian V. (Berglund) Sackett.
He graduated from Perry High School in 1950 and then attended Grinnell College, graduating in 1954 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in physics.
Bob enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in the Counter Intelligence Corps, working in a field office in Okinawa from 1954 to 1956.
Upon return, he worked full time for Allied Mutual Insurance in Des Moines while attending Drake University Law School. He graduated from Drake in 1960 with a Juris Doctor degree.
On July 9, 1960, he married Ann Marie Bartley in Waterloo.
After law school, Bob returned to Perry. In 1961, he joined his father, George H. Sackett, Blake Willis, and Blake’s son, Ned Willis, in forming the law firm of Willis and Sackett. In 2000 DeWayne Dalen joined him, with the firm now being known as Willis, Sackett and Dalen.
In 2008 they merged with the firm of Shirley, Powell and Finneseth PLC to form Finneseth, Dalen and Powell PLC, with Bob becoming an associate. He practiced law until he was 84 years old.
Bob had a lifelong interest in flying, earning his private pilot license as a teenager. He was a member of the Grinnell College Flying Club and flew for the Central Iowa Skydivers for more than 25 years. He also served on the Perry Airport Commission for many years.
Bob is survived by his wife, Ann; daughter, Joanne Sackett of Des Moines; daughter, Katie (Jeff) Dheere, and granddaughter, Jayden Dheere, all of Alexandria, Tenn.; and brother, Thomas Sackett of Hot Springs Village, Ark..
Bob was preceded in death by his parents; and his sister-in-law, Lynn Sackett.
A memorial service will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 4 at Murdock Funeral Home in Perry, with visitation from 4-6 p.m. preceding the service. Interment will be at the Violet Hill Cemetery in Perry at a later date.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Perry Lutheran Home or the McCreary Community Building of Perry.
