27-05-2025
Danville Alderman Bob Iverson dies at 74
DANVILLE, Ill. (WCIA) — Robert 'Bob' Iverson, an alderman on the Danville City Council, has died, at the age of 74 years old.
An obituary published by Sunset Funeral Home said Iverson died on Thursday in Peoria.
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Born in Chicago and raised in Glenview, Iverson attended Southern Illinois University, where he met his wife Judith, and settled in Danville. He worked in both the news and public relations industries, as a reporter for WITY radio, a spokesperson for Danville School District 118, and the Communications Coordinator for the Danville medical center and the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center at the University of Illinois.
'Bob always looked at his job as a way to help people, whether it is by providing news, helping the public through community relations, or detailing ways people can cut pollution,' the Iverson family wrote. 'He always took his job seriously, but not himself. He was always quick to have a joke or funny comment about a situation. He enjoyed staying busy in the community and playing Euchre with his friends.'
In addition to his career in journalism and public relations, Iverson was elected twice as a Danville alderman — in 1987 and in 2019 — and he used to be Vice Mayor.
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Iverson was an active member of First Presbyterian Church for 30 years. He served as a church elder and on numerous committees and groups. He helped the church win the Illinois Sustainability Award, and also has been active in past years in the Kiwanis, Alzheimer's Alliance, Palmer Arena Board, and other local organizations.
He was an avid Chicago baseball fan, loved photography and was a cigar aficionado, his family added.
Iverson is survived by his wife, two daughters, a grandson and his three siblings. A visitation is scheduled for 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, May 29 at Sunset Funeral Home in Danville, followed by a celebration of life at 10 a.m. on Friday at the First Presbyterian Church.
Memorials in his memory may be made to the church.
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