Marion, Iowa Robert D. Kircher, 85, died Friday November 21, 2008 at Manor Care Nursing Home in Cedar Rapids. Memorial services will be held 11 A.M. Tuesday November 25, 2008 at the Henderson-Barker Funeral Home in West Branch. A visitation will be held from 10:00 A.M. until service time. Private family burial will be held at a later date in the West Branch Cemetery. In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to the American Heart Association or First United Methodist Church in Marion. Robert was born August 25, 1923 in Des Moines the son of Garland and Mildred Mentzer Kircher. He was a graduate of Iowa City High School in 1941 and received his Bachelor of Science, College of Commerce degree at the University of Iowa in 1950. On August 21, 1946 he was united in marriage to Betty Jean Sorensen at First United Methodist Church in Iowa City. Robert served in the United States Marine Corp from 1942 until 1945. He had been employed as comptroller fro John Deere Harvester Works in Moline, Illinois from 1951-63 and John Deere Horicon Works in Horicon, Wisconsin from 1963 until his retirement in 1982. In June of 2002 Bob and Betty moved to Marion. He was a member of First United Methodist Church in Marion, past member of First United Presbyterian Church in Horicon, WI where he served as financial agent and elder, past member of First United Presbyterian Church in Hustisford, WI, member of Hustisford, WI American Legion Post #420, past treasurer of the Dodge County Mental Health Association, served as a volunteer guardian for Dodge County, WI clients for 20 years, charter board member and treasurer, Rock River Hills Golf Club, Horicon, WI. as well as a member of the Neosho-Maysville-Horicon Mason Lodge #108 F.& A.M. Bob was also a member of the National Association of Accountants and was a private pilot. He is survived by his wife Betty Kircher of Marion. Two children: Barbara (Kenneth) Flouro of Tony, Wisconsin and James (Christine) Kircher of Cedar Rapids. Grandchildren: Tonya Flouro Catlin, Appleton, Wi., Aaron Flouro, Las Vegas, Nev., Jacob , Ben , & Anna Kircher, Cedar Rapids, Ia. & great grandson, Carter Catlin,Appleton, Wi. He is also survived by his brother Garland Kircher of Brownsville, Indiana.