Bob James Cross

Bob J. Cross, age 93, of LaVista, Nebraska, died Thursday, September 24, 2026, in Omaha, Nebraska.

He was born on May 31, 1933, in Duncan, OK to Haskell and Hazel (Seely) Dark.

Bob enlisted in the Air Force from April 9th 1952 to May 27th, 1975. He served in Korea as a crew chief/supervising mechanic on the B-26 Invaders, B-29 Superfortress as well as the C-119 cargo plane. He then cross-trained into electronics and was station in Thailand during the Vietnam War as computer support technician. His final assignment was at Offutt Air Force Base in Bellevue. Bob retired from the Air Force as a Master Sergeant.

After his military service, Bob went on to work at Sperry Univac/Unisys. He worked there from 1975 to his next retirement in 1995. After this retirement Bob went to work with his neighbor and longtime friend Ed Wolfe at FMC.

Bob married his wife Audrey (McKenna) Cross on February 6, 1955. They had one child, Victoria Lynn in 1956.

Bob enjoyed working in his garage on Volkswagens, doing woodworking, coin collecting, going hunting, watching his John Wayne movies, and especially pestering his two great grandsons.

Survivors cherishing his memory include his daughter, Vickie and husband, Steve Hines, Brainard, Nebraska; grandson, Derek and wife, Rachel (Beckstead) Hines, Brainard Nebraska; and two great-grandsons, Connor and Elliott Hines, Brainard, Nebraska.

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Audrey; and brother, Frank.

There will be no visitation. A private family burial will be held at a later date.