Robert Dale Gardisser

Robert Dale “Goober” Gardisser of Lonoke, Ark., passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022, at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock, Ark. Goober struggled with cancer, chemo, surgeries, covid and pneumonia, and finally lost the battle.

Bob was born April 18, 1953, in Fayetteville, Ark. He grew up on a dairy farm with his five siblings in the Weddington community of northwest Arkansas and graduated from Prairie Grove High School. He joined the Navy and was a Seabee. Upon his return home, he began driving a milk tanker, picking up milk from local farms and transferring to dairies and cheese plants. This experience then led into a long career as a long-haul truck driver.

He was preceded in death by his father, Oliver Leon Gardisser, of Siloam Springs, Ark., in 1982.

He is survived by his mother, Martha Nell (Curtis) Gardisser of Bentonville, Ark.; his wife, Erlinda Gardisser; stepdaughters, Christine and Maylin Divinagracia, of their home in Lonoke, Ark.; one daughter, April Gardisser Phillips and husband, Ryan, of Tontitown, Ark.; one son, Matthew Gardisser and wife Marisha, of Tontitown, Ark.; one granddaughter and three grandsons.

He is also survived by his five siblings, Ronnie Gardisser and wife, Debbie, of West Siloam Springs, Ark., Dennis Gardisser and wife, Beverly, of Lonoke, Ark., Sandy Daugherty and husband, Jimmy, of Prairie Grove, Ark., Berniece Barnes of Prairie Grove, Ark. and Brenda Jarman and husband, Lynn, of Rogers, Ark., along with 10 nephews, two nieces and a host of great-and great-greatnieces and nephews.

A memorial/celebration of life service will be held 1 p.m., Jan. 29, 2022, at Boyd Funeral Home in Lonoke, Ark.

To leave an online condolence for the family, visit: www.boydfuneralhome.net.