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Richard W. Wiebke
Richard W. Wiebke, 79, of Ronan, was born to Winfield and Geneva Wiebke of Charlo, at the Holy Family Hospital in St. Ignatius. He passed away suddenly on September 30, 2022 at his home in Ronan.
Rich graduated from Charlo High School in 1961 and the University of Montana with a degree in business and accounting. He was a member of the Sigma Nu Fraternity.
He spent two years as a Peace Corp volunteer in Tanzania, Africa. When he returned home he was immediately drafted into the Army and served in Germany for two years. Following that he worked as a CPA in Saudi Arabia, Diego Garcia (Indian Ocean), Guantanamo Bay Naval Base, Cuba and finally in Scottsdale, AZ until his retirement in 2005.
Rich bought a home on the Mission Mountain Golf Course in Ronan in 2005 where he spent several years volunteering at the 911 Dispatch Center in Polson and at the Ronan Bread Basket food pantry.
He is survived by his sister Dolores Swalling (Allen), niece Teresa Larson (Lucky) and their children Brandon Larson (Whitney), Kaylee Cheff (Micky), nephew Roy Swalling and his children Ryan Swalling and Kelsey Swalling, six great-great grand nieces and nephews and his precious cat, Cara.
No services are planned per his request, but those wishing to make a donation in his memory, please give to the Mission Valley Animal Shelter, 36251 N. Reservoir Rd, Polson MT 59860.
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David P Hyatt
December 19, 2022
This is so late. I just saw that Rich passed away. Rich and I served in Germany together when we were in the Army. We traveled to Amsterdam and Paris and one time we spent two days tracking down Rich's history in a small town in Germany. We were able to go back to the 1600s and even had dinner with a family that we thought was Rich's. Rich was an usher at my wedding in 1971 along with three other friends from our time in Germany. As always seems to be the case, "I was fixin" to track down Rich and see him.
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