Robert “Bob” Blasi, 84 of Glenwood, Iowa entered into rest on Jan. 19, 2017 in Glenwood, Iowa. He was born Nov. 26, 1932 in Pulaski, Iowa to Arthur Edward & Lucille Ethel (Augspurger) Blasi. Bob graduated from Pulaski High School and earned his BA & MA degree from Kirksville State Teacher’s College. He taught math and coached for 3 years at Hartford High School and then became a High School Principal for Dexfield at Redfield High School then finished his career at Glenwood High School with a total of 33 years as an educator. He developed the schools’ excellence and was a gifted administrator who had a positive impact on countless students. His talent, dedication, determination and love of all students have made a true difference in the field of education.
Bob enlisted in the Air Force and served during the Korean Conflict from 1952-55 between high school and college. Bob was baptized in 1948 in the Mennonite Church. He was united in marriage to Beverly Ann Sparks on Dec. 26, 1952 in Pulaski, Iowa. To this union two sons were born, Barry and Boyd. Bob and Bev later joined the First Christian Church in Glenwood, Iowa. In 1962, Bob was President of Dallas County Teacher’s Association along with President of Iowa Association Secondary School Principals, President of Educational Administrators of Iowa; 1984 Secondary School Principal of the Year; President of Administrative Educators of Iowa; Iowa Principal of the Year, received the Iowa Athletic Director’s Association Award in 1992-1993, Dexfield FFA Honorary member, Glenwood FFA Honorary member, Post 141 Harvey T. Rimel 2014 American Legion Member of the Year, Charter member of the Glenwood Optimist Club – 1970; board member of Glenwood Area Chamber of Commerce from 1974-76 and held the President’s position of the Chamber in 1975. Bob was an Ambassador member, Glenwood Homecoming Outcast King in 1979, was in Boy Scouts of America, Scout Master, Order of the Arrow and Trails of Iowa. After retiring from education, Bob worked 10 years for Bass Pro Shops.
Preceding Bob in passing were his parents and brother Jerald Blasi. Survivors include his loving wife, Beverly Blasi of Glenwood, Iowa; sons, Barry and wife Rhonda Blasi of Glenwood, Iowa; Boyd and wife Beverly J. Blasi of Treynor, Iowa; grandchildren, Alicia Washburn, Kiersten (Nick) Wray, Brittany Blasi, Breann (Brad) Asche, Erin Blasi, Tessa Blasi, Katie Blasi, Chase Blasi; 5 great-grandchildren, Kaden Wray, Kaylee Wray, Jack Washburn, Brody Asche, Brynn Asche; brother, Dwight (Jeanie) Blasi of Bloomfield, Iowa; sister-in-law, Martha Blasi of Clarinda, Iowa; several nieces, nephews, extended relatives & many friends.
Ecclesiastes; Chapter 3: 1-8 There is an appointed time for everything, a time to be born and a time to die, a time to love and a time to hate, a time of war and a time of peace.
Interment and Military Rites will be at the Glenwood Cemetery.
Memorials may be directed to the family for a special memorial in April.
Visitation:Saturday, January 28, 2017
10:00 AM
400 Sivers Road
Glenwood, IA51534
Service:Saturday, January 28, 2017
11:00 AM
400 Sivers Road
Glenwood, IA51534
22 Condolences
I am so sorry for your loss. My thoughts and prayers are with each of you.
Bev and family,
So sorry for your loss. I’m so glad I was able to see you and Bob during homecoming this year. Hugs and prayers!
Aunt Bev and family~
Our thoughts and prayers are with you all at this time of sorrow. May your memories of all fun and happy times ease your heart at this difficult time. I like to think that Uncle Bob and dad are already sharing a laugh and deciding what to do next. I love you all. God’s Blessings!
Phil and Kelly Lasher
Amber and Carly Blanks
Bev, our hearts go out to you. Bob was a kind man and will be missed by many. May God bless.
Bev and family, so sorry for your loss. Bob will always be remembered as a fantastic Administrator and a great friend as I remember doing some work for you both and the days when you 2 were close with Bud and Mina.
Dear Bev and Family,
We are so sorry to learn of Bob’s passing. Please know you are in our thoughts and prayers.
Becky and Bill
Bev, & families,
We are so sorry for your loss. Our community has lost a wonderful man. He always had a smile on his face and enjoyed his volunteer work. May he have the peace he so deserves. Take comfort in all the happy memories he left behind.
God Bless,
Beverly and family, I am so very sorry for your loss. Bob was such an important part of our Bass Pro family, he will be so very missed. He always had a good word for everybody, he had such an amazing sense of humor, and his calm demeanor was admired by everybody. I will miss his humbleness, his grace, and his smile and especially the wonderful cologne that he used to wear. Lots of thoughts, prayers, and hugs to you all.
Bev and Family, We are heartbroken at your loss of such a delightful and wonderful man in Bob. He filled the room with light and made everyone feel as if they were immediate friends. I will cherish the many memories of Bob and Dad – now stirring it up again I’m sure! Let us celebrate Bob.
I so sorry to hear of your loss. I remember Mr. Blasi from the years he was at Redfield. Prayers
for all of you..
Delbert
To the Blasi family,
My payers are with each of you. Bob made going to school in Glenwood special, he always greeted the students with a smile and asked how our day was going.
May God wrap his arms around each of you in this time of need.
Bev and family, so sorry to hear about Bob’s passing. He was our HS principal..a wonderful man, great example for all of us..great sense of humor too. We enjoyed him so much that we let him pitch for our softball team after we were in college. (supposedly fastpitch)
Bev, I remember Mr. Blasi as such a kind man. He was our high school principal at Dexfield and my mother, Winifred Grant, was his secretary. I was so happy to see both of you in Redfield for our 50th class reunion in 2015.
Mr. Blasi was patient, happy, and a man of high values. With deepest sympathy.
Aunt Bev, Barry, Boyd and family: Sending Royce’s and my love to you all at this very difficult time. Our prayers are with you all! Uncle Bob was a Blasi “boy”; with that wonderful sense of humor that he, Uncle Dwight, and Dad were blessed to get from their father! (Pop). Their voices even sounded the same, and it would tug at my heart to hear Uncle Bob speak, because it reminded me so much of Dad. May God hold you all in the palm of His hand. Jan & Royce Duncan
Mrs. Blasi, want you to know that my thoughts and prayers are with you and your family at this time. Mr. Blasi was the best HS principal ever! Remember our senior trip and the both of you were with us, what a great time we had! Many good memories of your family when you lived here.
My Dear Bev, Barry, Boyd and family. I am so sorry for your loss. Even though our friendship goes back to Hartford 50 years ago, we never forgot the wonderful and memorable time we spent with your family. Better friends we could never have had. So many memories of all of you!!Bob will always be remembered. You are in my thoughts and prayers. I will be in touch, Bev. Darlys
Dear Blasi’s,
What a special person….he left us all with many great memories. My deepest sympathy to you all….
To the Blasi family, My thoughts and prayers are with you during this sorrowful time. Bob made a huge impact on so many lives, mostly those of us that had the honor of having him as our wonderful Principal! This man was truly amazing and how he could remember all of us even later after we were gone and graduated was incredible! Thank you all for sharing this great man with all of us!
Mrs. Blasi, Barry, and Boyd – your husband/father was one of the nicest people I’ve ever met. He was a great principal and even all these years after being out of school he (and Bev) remembered our names. He touched so many lives and always had a smile. God bless him.
We met Bob while working at Bass Pro Shops. I also was a retired H.S. Principal, teacher and coach. We seemed to have a lot in common. Bob was a wonderful friend that I met later in life. I also met his lovely wife Bev. We are so sorry for your loss.
I met Bob when we both started working at Bass Pro and two things that really stuck with me are Bob never had a negative thing to say about anyone or anything and he was so proud of his wife and family. So very sorry for your loss.
Bev,Barry,Boyd & family, Bob was a wonderful guy with a great sense of humor! He will be missed by many in our community. May God comfort you all at this time.
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