Robert Wolgamott

Robert Wolgamott, 66, of Melbourne, Iowa passed away on Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at Central Iowa Health Care in Marshalltown, Iowa. A Celebration of life will be held from 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 11, 2016, at the Melbourne Rec Center in Melbourne, Iowa. Memorials may be directed to the family. For condolences or questions please visit: www.mitchellfh.com. Mitchell Family Funeral Home is caring for Robert and his family. Phone 641-844-1234. Robert Wayne Wolgamott was born on December 1, 1949 in Marshalltown, Iowa; he was the son of Wayne R. and Genevieve (Petermeier) Wolgamott. He attended school in the Marshalltown Community School District graduating with the Class of 1967. Robert was united in marriage to Patsy Snyder at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa, they later divorced. Robert was a mechanic and helped everyone work on their cars, was rural route mail carrier for 6 years and MIW as a Maintenance and Recycling Manager and retired after 22 years of service. He loved his teaching football at MFL in his younger years to watching football and basketball on television and always enjoyed the mechanics of cars and taught others to work on their cars too. Left to cherish his memory is his daughter, Gena (Cheria) Wolgamott of Melbourne, Iowa; grandchildren, Wesley (Kaylee Harmon) Wolgamott and Teal Ohnesorge of Melbourne, Iowa and Alec Giesking of Albion and soon to be born great-grandchild, Winter Wolgamott; step-son, Chad (Angie) Snyder of Albion; sister, Jayne (Merle) Conkin of Florida; close relative, Brandant Snyder, and many nieces, nephew, and cousins. In death Robert rejoins his parents, Wayne and Genevieve and brother, Mark Wolgamott.