Ogibovic, Richard Stephen

1946 - 2010  (63 years)

• Name	Ogibovic, Richard Stephen
  Birth	14 Nov 1946	Chicago Heights, Cook County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	OGIB.R001
  _FGRAVE	47128791
  Military Service	Viet Nam War, Seaman, USS Higbee, United States Navy  [1]
  		USS Higbee (DD/DDR-806), United States Navy
  		United States Navy
  		United States Navy Enlisted Rates
  		Vietnam War (1955-1975)
  		Flag of the United States, 50 Stars (1960 - Present) This is the current flag of the United States. This flag became the official United States flag in 1960 when a star was added for the State of Hawaii. It replaced the short-lived 49-star flag (July 4, 1959 - July 3, 1960) honoring the State of Alaska. An Executive Order by President Eisenhower provided for the arrangement of the stars in nine…
  		Military Service Ribbons, Vietnam War (Generic), United States Army NOTE: This is a generic list of awards for Viet Nam War Veterans This veteran may be entitled to fewer or more awards than shown here Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		United States Navy Shield
  Death	22 Jan 2010	Chicago, Cook County, Illinois   [1]
  Burial	Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, Will County, Illinois   [1]
  		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

  Birth - 14 Nov 1946 - Chicago Heights, Cook County, Illinois Death - 22 Jan 2010 - Chicago, Cook County, Illinois Burial - - Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery, Elwood, Will County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• 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

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