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Richard W. Kobelt (June 30, 1933 -
May 7, 2009)
Reser Funeral Home
Richard “Dick” Kobelt, age 75,
passed away Thursday, May 7, 2009 at his home. He was born
on June 30, 1933 in Kansas City, Missouri, the son of A.R.
Kobelt and Elizabeth Gwin (Chambliss) Kobelt.
Dick served in the United States Air Force from 1952 to
1974. He married Vivian Arlene Meek in December of 1952
before enlisting in the United States Air Force. Dick’s
military service included tours in Korea and Vietnam as well
as many stops at bases in the U.S. and around the world.
During the Korean War, he interpreted Morse Code from
Russian transmissions while based in Greenland. He was a
navigator on the KC135 tankers and flew the “Looking Glass”
in Omaha, Nebraska. He received 3 Flying Medals honoring his
hours of Hazardous Service in the Vietnam War. His last tour
of duty was at Barksdale Air Force Base in Bossier City,
Louisiana where he was a member of the IG Inspector Team. He
retired from the United States Air Force in 1974.
After retiring, he and his wife Arlene moved to Warsaw. They
owned several businesses over the years, but Dick always had
a love and knowledge of guns and antique automobiles that
kept him busy. He had an amazing talent for music and a
natural ability to play any instrument. For many years, he
has served as the bugler at many military funerals in honor
of deceased veterans.
He is preceded in death by his parents and his wife Vivian
Arlene Meek.
He is survived by his two children, Cynthia K. Gallion and
her husband John of Powder Springs, Georgia, Richard K.
Kobelt and his wife Dyann of Johns Creek, Georgia, four
grandchildren, Richard Kobelt, Jr., of Warsaw, Amber Kobelt
of Cumming, Georgia, Zachary Gallion and John W. Gallion of
Powder Springs, Georgia, and one sister, Bette Prudden of
Detroit, Michigan.
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