Richard Lee McKibben

1931 - 2019

Richard Lee McKibben obituary, 1931-2019, Colorado Springs, CO

BORN

1931

DIED

2019

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The Springs Funeral Services ~ Austin Bluffs

4310 Austin Bluffs Parkway

Colorado Springs, Colorado

Richard McKibben Obituary

McKibben
RICHARD LEE MCKIBBEN
September 8, 1931 September 7, 2019
Richard L. McKibben, 87, died September 7, 2019 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He suffered many years from Parkinson's Disease.
He was born to Mable and Ralph McKibbin. He married Elaine Bergrud and they are parents to three sons, Ronald, Donald and Timothy.
Richard served in the United States Air Force and was stationed in Texas, Illinois, Scotland, France, New Jersey, North Dakota, Vietnam, Texas, Colorado, Iceland and Colorado again.
He enjoyed bowling, traveling to many foreign countries and in the United States in his motorhome.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Mable and Ralph; and brother, Maurice.
Richard is survived by his wife of sixty-six years, Elaine; three sons, Ronald, Donald and Timothy; and his grandson, Nicholas.
Visitation, 6:00PM-8:00PM, Sunday, September 15, 2019, The Springs Funeral Services-North, 6575 Oakwood Boulevard, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80923.
Funeral Service, 11:00AM, Monday, September 16, 2019, The Springs Funeral Services-North.
Graveside Service, 1:00PM, Monday, September 16, 2019, Pikes Peak National Cemetery, 10545 Drennan Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80925.

Published by The Gazette from Sep. 11 to Sep. 12, 2019.
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I am sorry to see Richard has passed. He was a father figure to me as a young man working at the Dog Park in 1989. He saw past looks and treated me like a person. He will always be remembered.

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December 21, 2022

Dick and I drank alot of coffee at the bowling alley talking about the old phone days. I will miss him.

Jim Thune

September 16, 2019

DON, SO SORRY TO READ ABOUT YOUR DAD. IT HAS BEEN A WHILE SINCE YOU LEFT AAHS. IT WOULD BE GOOD TO TALK TO YOU AGAIN. TAKE CARE..... DICK FANNING

September 15, 2019

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Sep

15

Visitation

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

The Springs Funeral Services ~ Austin Bluffs

4310 Austin Bluffs Parkway, Colorado Springs, CO 80918

Sep

16

Funeral service

11:00 a.m.

The Springs Funeral Services ~ Austin Bluffs

4310 Austin Bluffs Parkway, Colorado Springs, CO 80918

Sep

16

Graveside service

1:00 p.m.

Pikes Peak National Cemetery

10545 Drennan Road, Colorado Springs, CO

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The Springs Funeral Services ~ Austin Bluffs

4310 Austin Bluffs Parkway, Colorado Springs, CO 80918

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