ROBERT "BOB" COFFEY Indianola Robert "Bob" Coffey, 86, passed away Sunday, May 13 at Methodist Hospital in Des Moines after a short illness. He is now enjoying the peace and wholeness of Heaven. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m., Thursday, May 17 at the First Baptist Church in Indianola. Burial with military rites will follow in the I.O.O.F Cemetery in Indianola. Bob was born November 7, 1925 near Humeston, Iowa. After graduating from high school he served in the Navy. When he completed service to his country, Bob returned to Iowa and finished training to become an electrician. He was a member of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local # 347. For the majority of his career he worked for Biermann Electric. On the jobsite he was as one of the best people to train new electricians. He met and married his loving wife Mildred "Millie" Porter in 1950. Moving as needed to work as an electrician, Bob and Millie lived in several communities in central Iowa before settling in Indianola where they raised their three children: Lynn, Beth, and Steve. In his retirement Bob thoroughly enjoyed mowing grass, helping family and friends with small electrical projects, delivering meals with the Meals on Wheels program, riding his bicycle, and each spring he celebrated the new season by planting radishes as soon as the ground thawed. Bob is survived by many loving family members, first and foremost being his wife of 61 years, Millie. He is survived by his three children: Lynn (Pat) McConnell, Beth (Mike) Mealey, and Steve (Beth) Coffey. He is also survived by five grandchildren and two great granddaughters: Megan (Tom) Hughes, Ross (Dixie) McConnell, Emily and Abby Coffey, Madison Mealey, and Hannah and Sarah Hughes. Bob is also survived by his sister Jean Hamilton and niece Jana (Bill) Krempasky and nephew Jeff Fight. Bob is preceded in death by his parents, brothers Maynard and Delbert, and great granddaughter Lily Grace. Visitation will be held 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 16 with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. at Overton Funeral Home in Indianola. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church, Warren County Meals on Wheels program or the Good Shepherd Fund at The Village in Indianola.