Robert Francis "Doc" Regan, son of Thomas Edward and Bertha W. (Saner) Regan, was born on August 25, 1928 on the family farmstead northeast of Imogene, Iowa. He entered into eternal rest on Friday, May 7, 2010 at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Red Oak, Iowa following a courageous battle with cancer at the age of 81.
Being the youngest of 12 children, he made sure not to go unnoticed. While growing up in Imogene, he and his brothers spent much of their time playing baseball, hanging out with friends and being a part of the St. Patrick's Church community.
Doc attended St. Patrick's Academy (1935 to 1945). And one year somewhere in the middle of those dates, Doc attended country school. He was once quoted as saying "I got smarter than the nuns in '45 so I quit school". Shortly thereafter, he entered the Navy at the young age of 17.
Doc began serving his country while attending boot camp at the Great Lakes Naval Station in Chicago. He entered into active service with the United States Navy on January 24, 1946. During his time in the service, he served on the U.S.S. Topeka, U.S.S. Iowa and U.S.S. Helena. Doc's highest rank achieved was Seaman First Class. He received the World War II Victory Medal and Phillipine Independence Medal. He was honorably discharged on November 28, 1947.
On March 31, 1948, Doc was united in marriage to the love of his life, Monica Joyce Martin at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Shenandoah, Iowa. Following their marriage they headed straight back to the farm in Imogene. Doc began farming with his dad shortly after returning from the Navy and continued to work on tractors all the way into his late 70's. From November 1958 to 1960, he worked as a manager at Bartlett and Co. Grain Elevator in Imogene. Thereafter, Doc worked as the maintenance supervisor at the Ever Ready/Union Carbide Battery plant from October of 1961 to retirement in March of 1988. This was in addition to his farming 160 acres.
He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Imogene. Doc's passion of performing for others was reinforced through his work organizing plays for the Knights of Columbus and also illustrating his colorful character as one of the main actors. In his later years, the Knights of Columbus named him an honorary member. In his younger years, Doc's love for music led to the organization of two bands, the Bob Regan Combo and the Catalina's. Playing for the local towns, Doc was the drummer for both bands. In later years, he played the keyboard in a group called the Ding-A-Lings, in the local nursing homes. Doc ventured over to Malvern, Iowa on many Sunday afternoons to play a few rounds of golf with his brothers and brother-in-laws. October 1956 opened up a can of worms when Doc was issued his personal pilots license. He entertained most of southwest Iowa by performing fly-by belly rolls and other amusing stunts through the air. Most kids will remember the day that Santa Claus arrived by airplane instead of his formal sleigh, landing on main street of Imogene piloted by Doc. When he was young, he and his father, Tom, would go to Minnesota and fish, boat and play cards. With Doc's love of farming, after retirement, he evolved into restoring antique tractors. At one point, he had 13-14 tractors in various different stages of repair.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Thomas and Betha; brothers, Mike, Tom, Jerome and Edward; sisters, Lucille, Helen, Margie, Gert and Rita; and a granddaughter, Shannon Regan.
Survivors include his beloved wife of 62 years, Monica Regan; his four children, Jerry Regan and his wife Patricia of North Carolina, Megan McIntyre and her husband Rod of Boulder, Colorado, Terry Regan and his wife Kathy of Shenandoah, Iowa and Mary Jo Osborne and her husband Jerry of Littleton, Colorado; 13 grandchildren; 18 great grandchildren; two siblings, Ken Regan of Norfolk, Nebraska and Jean Martin of Carroll, Iowa; various nieces, nephews, in-laws, other relatives and many friends.