Robert “Bob” Nasvik
Robert “Bob” Nasvik, age 86, of Hudson, WI, passed away peacefully on June 2, 2021 with family at his side, under the care of hospice in Hudson, WI. Bob was born in Oskaloosa, IA, and raised in Bemidji, MN. He graduated from Bemidji High School and went on to attend the University of Minnesota and Bemidji State University where he loved playing football. It was in Bemidji that he met his future bride, Mary Thiele. Bob and Mary married in September of 1955.
Prior to marriage, Bob had enlisted in the United States Air Force where he was a jet airman mechanic at Offutt Airforce Base in Omaha Nebraska. After his military service Bob owned and operated Arrowhead Sportland, a sporting goods store in Bemidji MN. He went on to management at Target in Duluth, Knollwood and Ft Dodge Iowa. He left Target to work producing advertising copy and jingles, and then as a manufacturer’s sales rep for various companies in MN and WI.