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03/15/2010 - C. Robert (Bob) Todd
Memorial Services for C. Robert (Bob) Todd, age 81, of Harrison will be Monday, March 15, 2010 at 2:00 PM at the United Methodist Church in Harrison with Reverend George Kilmer officiating.
A memorial has been established for Harrison United Memorial Methodist Church, Harrison Ambulance Fund, the Harrison Fire Department, or VFW Post #7970 in Harrison. Donations may be sent to First National Bank of Chadron, P.O. Box 970, Chadron, NE 69337.
Online condolences can be made at www.chamberlainchapel.com
C. Robert (Bob) Todd passed away in the evening hours of March 8th at Ponderosa Villa in Crawford surrounded by loving family. As a pastor, the Reverend Todd often preached that death was not a sad event for those that led a long and fulfilling life, and when it brought a merciful end to those in pain. With his reassuring words in mind, let the initial sadness of his passing be comforted by the peace that he now experiences.
Carl Robert Todd was born in Bayard, Nebraska, on January 6, 1929, to Vivian and Carl Todd. The family lived in various locations during the early years of his life, from Colorado to Southern California to the northern Black Hills of South Dakota. Much of his boyhood was spent on his grandparent’s farm near Whitewood, South Dakota. He credited much of his formative influence on his grandmothers, both strong pioneers in the Black Hills area and his mother who always put family first.
Robert graduated from Sturgis High School in Sturgis, South Dakota in 1947. He met Dorothy Dodson at a Methodist Youth Fellowship event during high school and they were married in August of 1950. Robert graduated in 1952 from Black Hills State College in Spearfish, SD, with a Bachelor of Science degree. He received a Master of Divinity degree from Iliff Seminary in Denver, CO, in 1955 and was ordained as a minister in the South Dakota Conference of the Methodist Church. During the early years of their marriage, Robert and Dorothy lived in Edgemont and Oelrichs, SD, where Robert served congregations that included the nearby communities of Pringle, Oral, and Smithwick.
During the time they lived in Oelrichs, Robert began substitute teaching at the local high school, which evolved into a full-time teaching profession. He received a Masters of Teaching Science degree in 1966 from Washington State University in Pullman, WA. In 1963, the family moved to Harrison, Nebraska, where Robert became the science teacher at Sioux County High School, a position that he held until his retirement in 1993, having taught two generations of students from local families. Governor E. Benjamin Nelson appointed him an honorary “Admiral” in the “Great Navy of Nebraska” upon his retirement.
Robert also continued to serve the ministry after moving to Harrison, serving congregations in the Congregational Church in both Crawford and Lusk, Wyoming. Robert’s unique combination of vocations of religion and teaching science were never a source of conflict for him. As modern science probed deeper into the wonders and explanations of our universe, Robert looked at these beautiful and intricate details and saw God’s hand.
Robert was a member of the Big Sky Shrine Club, the Tehama Shriners, the Samaritan Masonic Lodge, the Scottish and York rites, and the Ivy Leaf Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star. In 1994-95 he was the Worthy Grand Patron of the Nebraska Order of Eastern Star.
Immediate Survivors: Wife- Dorothy of Harrison, NE. Daughter- Linda husband Jeff Thurman of Lincoln, NE. Son- Larry and wife Jayne Todd of Calama, Chile; Wayne of Warren, OR. Sister- Coral Etta Stevens. Brother- Richard and wife Marjorie Todd both of Rapid City, SD. Grandchildren- 7
Great Grandchildren- 7 Nieces & Nephews- Numerous He performed wedding ceremonies and baptisms for many of the above and will be dearly missed by all he touched. Chamberlain Chapel of Crawford is in charge of arrangements.
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