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Ogibovic, Richard Stephen

Ogibovic, Richard Stephen

Male 1946 - 2010  (63 years)


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  • Name Ogibovic, Richard Stephen 
    Birth 14 Nov 1946  Chicago Heights, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number OGIB.R001 
    _FGRAVE 47128791 
    Military Service Viet Nam War, Seaman, USS Higbee, United States Navy  [1
    United States of America Flag, 50 Stars (1960 - Present)

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    USS Higbee (DD/DDR-806), United States Navy
    Vietnam War


    (1955-1975)

    Death 22 Jan 2010  Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, Will County, Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Headstone, Ogibovic, Richard Stephen
    Headstone, Ogibovic, Richard Stephen
    Person ID I38453  Carl Wayne Gray Research | Travis - Jones

    Noah Travis and Hannah N. Jones Descendants
    Last Modified 21 Nov 2022 

    Family Wolf, Jacqueline K. 'Jackie',   b. 20 Nov 1946   d. 1 Feb 2005 (Age 58 years) 
    Family ID F15433  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Jan 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 14 Nov 1946 - Chicago Heights, Cook County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 22 Jan 2010 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, Will County, Illinois Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Richard Ogibovic
      Jan. 25, 2010, 10:48 am

      Visitation for Richard S. Ogibovic, 63, of Manteno, will be from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Brown Funeral Home, Manteno, where services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Father Al Heidecke will officiate.

      Burial will be in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood IL. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Illinois Veterans Home at Manteno, IL. He died Friday, Jan. 22, 2010, at Holy Cross Hospital in Chicago, IL.

      Mr. Ogibovic was the owner of Ogibovic Tire Service in Chicago Heights, IL, and Peotone, IL, retiring after 40 years. He later worked at the Illinois Veterans Home at Manteno, IL.
      He was born Nov. 14, 1946, in Chicago Heights,IL the son of John S. and Leona D. Haake Ogibovic. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy, serving two years in Vietnam aboard the USS Higby. He was of the Catholic faith and a member of the Manteno American Legion and the Beecher AMVETS. He enjoyed visiting his grandchildren, golfing and traveling.

      Surviving are his wife, the former Debbie VanVleck, whom he married March 18, 2006, in Manteno, IL; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Richard and Melissa Ogibovic of Momence, IL, Brian Ogibovic of Goodyear, AZ; one daughter, Taren Ogibovic of Goodyear, IL; one stepdaughter, Kathy Poskin of Kankakee, IL; five grandchildren and two stepgrandchildren; one sister, Judith Molander of Phoenix, AZ; one brother and sister-in-law, John and Virginia Ogibovic of LaPorte, IN; and many nieces and nephews.

      His previous wife, Jacqueline Ogibovic, is deceased.

  • Sources 
    1. [S12528] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Ogibovic, Richard Stephen, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47128791/richard-stephen-ogibovic), none. (Reliability: 2).