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Bob Neuenschwander
Official portrait, 1983
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives for Itasca County and Koochiching County
In office
January 4, 1983 – January 7, 1991
Preceded byIrv Anderson
Succeeded byIrv Anderson
Personal details
Born
Robert William Neuenschwander

(1948-07-04)July 4, 1948
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Dale Neuenschwander
(m. 1969; div. 1978)
Kathy Goodall
(m. 1996)
Children1
Residence(s)International Falls, Minnesota, U.S.
EducationOrr High School (Minnesota)
OccupationBusinessman, politician

Robert William "Bob" Neuenschwander (/nəhwənswɑːndər/; newenswander July 4, 1948 – April 13, 2022) was an American businessman and politician. He served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives between 1983 and 1991 for the Democratic Party.[1]

Early life and education

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Neuenschwander was born July 4, 1948, in Chicago, Illinois, to Charles (1920-2005) and Mildred Neuenschwander.[2] He had one brother Charles Roy Neuenschwander. His great-grandfather, Gottfried Neuenschwander, emigrated to the United States from Switzerland in 1884 aged 10.[3][4]

Career

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He served in the United States Air Force from 1969 to 1974. Neuenschwander went to Bemidji State University and was a businessman who owned a taxidermy business and gift shop: Border Bob's.

Politics

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He served as a Democratic member of the Minnesota House of Representatives for four terms from January 4, 1983, through January 7, 1991.

Personal life

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Neuenschwander was married twice. In 1969 he married Dale Neuenschwander with whom he had a son; Robb. With his second wife Kathy, whom he married on December 31, 1996, he acquired a step-son, Zach Herbert. Neuenschwander died in International Falls, Minnesota after being ill for a long time.[5][6]

References

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  1. ^ "Neuenschwander, Robert "Bob" - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.lrl.mn.gov. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
  2. ^ United States Genealogy Bank, 1980-2014
  3. ^ United States Germans to America Index, 1850-1897
  4. ^ U.S. Census, 1920, 1930 (Wisconsin)
  5. ^ Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Bob Neuenschwander
  6. ^ Robert William Neuenschwander-obituary