| Home Surname List Name Index Sources Email Us | Eighth Generation180. Doctor Robert Jones GETMAN D.D.S. was born on 26 June 1922 in Davenport, Scott County, IA.133 He appeared in the census in 1930 in Davenport, Scott County, IA.135 He died on 3 March 2007 at the age of 84 in Davenport, Scott County, IA.52,133 Obituary Notes: "Dr. Robert Jones Getman, beloved Quad-Cities dentist of more than 50 years, passed away Sunday, March 4, at 2 a.m. at the Genesis West Medical Center in Davenport, due to cancer. Services for Dr. Getman are pending and will be announced. Dr. Robert Getman was born in Davenport, June 26, 1922. He attended Davenport High School where he was active in the ROTC, the theatre program in which he played in "Our Town," among many others, and served as editor of "The Blackhawk" school paper. He also studied at St. Ambrose College, Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., and received his B.S. and D.D.S. from the University of Iowa, in Iowa City. While in college, Dr. Getman was a member of the radio station WSUI's staff, president of Delta Sigma Delta dental fraternity, and was a member of Phi Delta Theta fraternity. After graduating from the School of Dentistry at the State University of Iowa, Dr. Getman became associated with his father, Dr. Robert H. Getman, in the general practice of dentistry. He later took over his mother, Dr. Blanche Jones Getman's, practice. Dr. Getman was a past president of the Davenport Rotary Club, and a founding member of the Bettendorf Rotary Club. Dr. Getman served in the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force. During his service in the Korean War era, he was a disc jockey at the U.S. Air Base in Reykjavik, Iceland. Dr. Getman married Jane V. Lohmiller in April 1949. Dr. Getman will always be remembered for his devotion to his patients and the community, serving as official photographer and videographer of the annual charity event, "Festival of Trees." He also served as chairman on the committee for all his high school reunions through the years. He was very interested in amateur radio, film editing, sporting events and exercise. His favorite sport was bicycling with his dear friend, Jack Heblan. He is survived by his sister, Marion Getman Maxwell, Iowa City; daughter, Tracey Getman Fulton, adopted at birth, Davenport; son, James Lowell Getman, Davenport; grandchildren, James Mathew Getman, Sandra Jane Voss, both of Davenport and Lisa Ann Corsiglia, Bettendorf. Dr. Getman was preceded in death by his wife, Jane Lohmiller Getman; his father, Dr. Robert H. Getman; his mother, Dr. Blanche Jones Getman; and his brother, Charles Lyle Getman, who died at 10 months of age." Doctor Robert Jones GETMAN D.D.S. and Jane V. LOHMILLER were married in April 1949.52 Jane V. LOHMILLER was born on 1 April 1923.133 She died on 5 January 1999 at the age of 75 in Iowa.133 Doctor Robert Jones GETMAN D.D.S. and Jane V. LOHMILLER had the following children:
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