Robert Joseph Tlamka was born May 14, 1953 in David City, Nebraska, the son of Frank Joseph and Lillian Marie (Policky) Tlamka and passed away at his home in Lincoln, Nebraska on May 17, 2014 at the age of 61 years, 3 days. Bob attended District 23 country school and was a 1971 graduate of East Butler High School in Brainard, Nebraska. Bob attended Business College in Grand Island for two years. He was employed with Goodyear in Lincoln from 1973 until his retirement in 2003; he served as a production supervisor. Following his retirement, Bob worked for Alley Cat Disposal for five and a half years. Bob attended St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Malcolm. He loved to hunt deer and elk; he enjoyed waterskiing, snow skiing, weightlifting with his boys and being with his children and grandchildren. Bob was united in marriage to Jacqueline Kay Meiers on September 27, 2003 at Conestoga Lake. Bob is preceded in death by his wife, Jacqueline "Jacque" Tlamka in 2011; his brother, Larry Tlamka; and grandchildren, Joseph Tlamka and Elizabeth Tlamka. Bob is survived by his sons and daughters-in-law, Bryan and Jen Tlamka, Lincoln, Jeff and Sarah Tlamka, Lincoln, Matt and Shannon Rhoades, Denver, CO; grandchildren, Brynn and Wyatt Tlamka, Hannah and Abby Tlamka; mother, Lillian Tlamka, Lincoln; brother, Jerry Tlamka, Lincoln; parents-in-law, Lauren and Sylvia Meiers, Avon, SD; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law, Pat Pier, Carbondale, CO, Carla and Gary Sternhagen, Douglas, WY, Keith Meiers, Tyndall, SD, Scott and Bonnie Meiers, Avon, SD; nieces and nephews and a host of friends. To this obituary we add our thoughts, prayers, and memories of life shared with Bob.