Robert (Bob) Steven Determan, 63
Robert (Bob) Steven Determan, 63, of Shawnee, KS, passed away on January 21 at Advent Shawnee Mission Hospice in Merriam, KS. Bob was born in Marshalltown, Iowa, on August 25, 1958, to Gretchen L. Determan and Robert Cramer, Sr. He graduated from Marshalltown High School and received his Batchelor of Arts from the University of Kansas in 1996, Master of Fine Arts from Iowa State University in 2000 and a Masters of Education from Rockhurst College in 2010. He was an adjunct professor of English at Metropolitan Community College-Blue River until 2019 when he retired.
Bob is survived by his sister Nancy George, of Erie, CO, sisters-in-law Rosemarie Determan (Daniel) and Songsri Determan (William), of Sylmar, CA and nieces: Colleen Turay (John), of North Las Vegas, NV and Susanne Caldwell (Rick), of Lafayette, CO and great nephews: Tanner Caldwell, Firestone, CO and Keegan Caldwell, Lafayette, CO and great-great niece Blakely as well as many friends in the Kansas City and Marshalltown area.