Robert "Bob" Sorensen

Robert (Bob) P. Sorensen 86, of Shelton died August 22, 2019.



Memorial services are 10:30 AM Saturday, September 7, 2019 at the Shelton United Methodist Church with Pastor Carla Gunn officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Shelton Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7 PM on Friday, September 6th at the Shelton United Methodist Church.



Bob was born December 27, 1932 in McCook, Nebraska, to Charles and Irene Sorensen. They moved to a farm south of Shelton in 1933 after he was born. He attended Denman School and graduated from Shelton High School in 1950.



Bob married Geraldine (Gerry) George on July 26,1953 in Grand Island. They moved to a house near Denman, where they had three children; Kent, Boyd and Maura. In 1968, they moved to the house that Bob and his father built on their farm near Shelton.



After high school, he spent ten years with the United States Postal Service. Bob was engaged in agriculture his entire life on and off the farm. He worked for Federal Crop Insurance for twenty years while farming on his own, and was involved with going to Washington, DC to help get insurance back into the hands of private agents. After retirement, he also spent ten years with Great American Crop Insurance.



Bob and Gerry celebrated sixty-six years of marriage together in July. Over the years they traveled the world and enjoyed seeing many new places with family and friends. They played cards with couples and friends where they enjoyed many games of pitch and pinochle. He was a leader of the Denman 4-H club Belles and Beaus, he was an MYF leader and had several other leadership roles in the Shelton United Methodist Church. He was a member of the Saddle Club and the Elks. Bob enjoyed playing cards, fishing, golfing and appreciated his chance to see his grandchildren grow.



Survivors include, wife; Gerry, oldest son and daughter-in-law Kent and Colette Sorensen, son and daughter-in-law; Boyd and Kim Sorensen and daughter and son-in-law; Maura and Russ Hendrickson; six grandchildren; Ryan Sorensen, Chuck Sorensen, Nick Sorensen, Gavin Hendrickson, Brayden Sorensen and Luryn Hendrickson; and seven great-grandchildren.



He was preceded in death by his parents, sister; Charlene and infant son; Mark