Robert “Bob” Wieting Sr. passed away on January 13, 2019, at the age of 75. Bob was the fourth child born to Ruth Parsons Wieting and Reverend Theodore Wieting in Wayne, Nebraska. He was baptized by his father in Osmond, Nebraska and later confirmed at St. Paul Lutheran in Minden, Nebraska.
He graduated in 1962 from Minden High School. From 1967-1973, Bob served our country through the National Guard. On July 21,1968, Bob was married to Carla Losser at St. Paul Lutheran in Sherwood, Oregon.
The wedding ceremony was officiated by Carla’s father, Rev. Carl Losser. This past July, they celebrated 50 years together with family and friends.
Bob will be best remembered as a caring husband, involved dad, a loving grandpa, Little League coach, and “backyard coach” of football and baseball. He loved watching his boys play their preferred sport – Rob, baseball at Tualatin/Tigard and Concordia University, and Sean, football at Tualatin/Tigard and the University of Nebraska. He often made trips half-way across the country to attend his grandchildren’s sporting events and school activities in Nebraska.
He was a self-taught carpenter who was known for his sturdy products. His famous saying at the completion of any project was, “You can drive a Mack Truck on this”. Both his boys acknowledge that their dad has built more things at their own homes than they have built themselves.
His most famous projects were octagonal picnic tables for his home and both of his boys’ homes, a deck for his home and Rob’s home, garage shelves that will survive a tornado at Sean’s house, and various stools for his three grandkids. Bob supported his family by working many jobs starting with RTE in Tigard, personal truck driving, and even “rough-necked” as an oil rigger in Vernal, UT. He graduated from Western Culinary institute in Portland, OR in 1991 and became the head of dietary services at Woodside Treatment Center.
Following his time at Woodside, he began his final career stop at Tri-Met, driving bus from 1989-2010. He had many bus stories from his Tri-Met days that he loved to share with others. Young nephew, Tim Barningham, commonly told everyone on Bob’s bus to, “Hang on!
My uncle is a wild bus driver”. Bob is remembered for the amazing meals he created, loyalty to his family and to his beloved Nebraska Cornhuskers. He was preceded in death by his father, Rev.
Theodore Wieting; his mom, Ruth Johansen; step-dad, Ivan Johansen; sister, Judy Latter; and brother, Ted Wieting. He is survived by his loving wife and nurse, Carla (Losser), sons Rob (Julie), Sean (Arica), grandson Avery, granddaughters Alix and Aliya, sisters Ruth Arnold and Susan DeJonge, mother-in-law Loraine Losser. A celebration of Bob’s life will be at 11:00am on Saturday, January 19th at Living Savior Lutheran Church (8740 SW Sagert St., Tualatin, Oregon) with Rev.
Nathan Brandt officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to Zion Lutheran Church, Wieting Stained Glass Window Fund, PO Box 204, Delmont, SD 57330-0204 and Living Savior Lutheran Church, 8740 SW Sagert Street, Tualatin, OR 97062.
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