Bob Herr of Red Deer, Alberta passed away in the Red Deer Regional Hospital on February 4, 2021 after a short but courageous battle with lung cancer.  Bob was born in Cardston, Alberta to parents Roland and Zola Herr (Leavitt).  He was the eldest of five children.  He did his schooling in Cardston and played basketball and baseball in high school.  He loved all sports.  After high school he left home and starting working for the Royal Bank doing relief work all over Alberta.  He then started working  for Canada Packers in 1963.  On October 8, 1966 he married Cheryl Lake who became the love of his life.  Their daughter Sheila was born in 1967 and their son Robbie in 1969.  Bob was transferred to Red Deer in 1969 when Canada Packers opened a plant here.  Through the years Bob and Cheryl travelled a lot taking wonderful summer holidays every year with the children and often with some of Cheryl’s family.  Wonderful memories were made from the yearly holidays and from all the special holidays and occasions throughout the year.  They travelled to Lethbridge  and Cardston to see Bob’s parent’s, and many dear friends, to Vancouver, Victoria and Winnipeg to see family.  They went to Coeur d’Alene to see’s Bob’s brother Terry.  In 1981 they took Sheila and Robbie to Disneyland and had a wonderful time.    They went to Las Vegas with Cheryl’s  brother and his wife and again the following year they went for Sheila and Colin’s wedding.

In 1991 Canada Packers closed in Red Deer and after working for Cheryl at home for a week he started working at Shur-gain which later became Masterfeeds.  He retired from there in 2006. The following years were filled with grandchildren,  Their three oldest boys played hockey and Bob never missed a game.  He loved watching his boys – it was his greatest joy at the time.  He also spent time watching Branden playing baseball for two or three summers.

On Oct 8, 2016 Cheryl and Bob celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary and all the family went on the Stettler Train, another good memory.  In October 2020 Bob was diagnosed with lung cancer that had spread to other areas.  On December 31, 2020 he went into the hospital and his battle ended February 4, 2021.

Bob was predeceased by his parents, his sister Barbara, niece Teena, brother Tim, Cheryl’s parents Wilf and Marg Lake and brother in law Wilf Lake.

He is survived by his loving wife Cheryl, his daughter Sheila (Colin) Cairns, his son Rob Herr (Tammy) and grandsons Chris, Jeff, Jamie, Austin, Branden and Jaydin.  He is also survived by his sister Louise (Norman) Rossler, brother Terry Herr and Henry (Missy) Primrose, sister-in-law Denise lake, sister-in-law Geraldine (Peter) Sarapuk and many nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts and uncles and dear friends.  He will be missed and loved by so many as he was such a wonderful man – always there for everyone through the years and always a best friend and soul mate to Cheryl his wife of fifty four years.

The family would like to thank Dr. Mulder and all the staff on unit 32 for their wonderful care and compassion.

• Date : 2021-02-04
• Location : Red Deer