Forrest “Frosty” Newell Cobb, age 92, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family, on December 16, 2023, at Holy Spirit Nursing Home in Sioux City, Iowa.
Visitation will be on December 30, 2023, from 12:30 to 2:00, followed by a funeral service at 2:00, at Robinson Funeral Home in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Burial will be held at Lakeview Gardens Cemetery in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Arrangements are under the direction of the Robinson Funeral Home in Spirit Lake. Online condolences may be left at www.spiritlakefuneralhome.com
Frosty was born on April 18, 1931, in Russell, Iowa, to Carson and Marjorie (Newell) Cobb.
He grew up in Tipton, Iowa, where he attended Tipton High School. He graduated from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. On August 3, 1952, he married Delores (Dee) Bristley of Conrad, Iowa. Frosty served in the US Air Force from 1954 to 1962, during which time they were stationed in several different cities across the United States and in Germany. They were blessed with 5 children and settled in Le Mars, Iowa, where Frosty taught 9th grade English for 25 years and coached Junior High football and basketball before retiring in 1991.
He was active in playing handball, softball, and tennis and also enjoyed hunting, fishing, boating, camping, daily walks, playing cards and board games and singing around the campfire at his beloved lake home…but most of all, he loved spending time with his family.
Left to cherish his memory are his three daughters and their husbands: Cindy and Mark Mammen of Sioux City, Iowa;Cay and Dee Jay Donlin of Orange City, Iowa; and Carla and Brent Dyhrkopp of Graettinger, Iowa; daughter-in-law: Becky Cobb of Knoxville, Iowa;
8 grandchildren: Stacy (Jonathan) Blum, Stephanie (Andy) Myers, Ayla (Nate) Donlin Koch, Kylie (Donald) Martens, Christopher (Jen) Cobb, Kate (Jeff) Cobb Kampa, Kimberly (Brett) Nielsen, and Cody (Ashley) Dyhrkopp; 19 great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law: Sharon McCraw and Lavonne (Larry) Watkins; several nieces and nephews, and his very special companion, Patsy Standerfer.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his sister, Sally Cornwall, his wife, Dee Cobb, and two sons, Craig Cobb and Kyle Cobb.
Although Frosty endured some heartbreaks, he lived life to the fullest. He had a terrific smile, a quick wit and a legacy of laughter and joy.