Robert Louis Jaeger

Robert Jaeger, 87 of Mapleton, died August 21, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Health System, Mankato.

Visitation will be held from 4-7pm, Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Mapleton. Funeral service will be 10:30am, Wednesday, August 24, 2016 at church with visitation one hour prior. Reverend Vicki Hultine will be officiating. Burial will follow in Union Cemetery. The family prefers memorials to be directed to St. John’s Lutheran Church (104 Central Avenue North, Mapleton, MN 56065) Olson-Tichenor Funeral Home is assisting the family.

Robert was born January 11, 1929 in Mankato to Frank and Beatrice (Hainka) Jaeger. After finishing the tenth grade, Bob returned home to help his family on the farm. He held various jobs before settling down and becoming a fulltime farmer. He was united in marriage to Shirley McGregor on March 21, 1951 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Mapleton during the middle of a snowstorm.

Described as generous, hardworking, one-of-a-kind, and very competitive in all the sports he played, Bob absolutely loved farming and hated to sit around. In his earlier years, he and Shirley enjoyed dancing, bowling, playing cards with neighbors, snowmobiling, planning summer fishing trips, and traveling to various places, including Alaska and Hawaii. He was a softball pitcher until he was 60 years old and also loved playing pool with his boys. Above all, he cherished time spent with his family, especially his grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He’ll be forever missed.

Survivors include his wife, Shirley Jaeger of 65 wonderful years of marriage; children, Greg Jaeger of Mankato, Christy (Dennis) Ebeling of Owatonna, Randy Jaeger of Easton, Todd (Lisa) Jaeger of Mapleton, Terry (Julie) Jaeger of Minnesota Lake, Quint (Tami) Jaeger of Mapleton; grandchildren, Lonny, Jessica, Mara, Kira, Chris, Hailey, Courtney, Mitchell, and Kelsey; many great-grandchildren; 1 brother and 3 sisters-in-law.

He was preceded in death by son, Ronald Jaeger; parents, Frank and Beatrice Jaeger; siblings, Eldren Jaeger, Aloys (Monica) Jaeger, Butch Jaeger, and Gary Jaeger.