Dewey Edward Kibler

1929 - 2025

Dewey Edward Kibler
02/11/1929 - 01/30/2025
Dewey Edward Kibler, the only son of Dewey Pell Kibler/Lela Mamie Corse Kibler, was born in Rosiclare, Illinois, on February 11, 1929. Dewey grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1952, at the outset of the Korean War, he graduated from the University of Science and Technology in Rolla, Missouri, with a Chemical Engineering Degree and a "ROTC" 2nd Lt. Commission (CEUSAR). Dewey served in South Korea between 1952 = 1954, and at the time of his release from active duty, he was: Commanding Officer (1st Lt. CE USAR) of the 388th Engineer Pipeline Company, APO 971, Inchon, Korea (building/maintaining: Vietaulic coupled 8" petroleum pipelines/bolted fram tank farms). He was presented with: The Korean Service Medal/2 Bronze stars, The United Nations Service Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal.
Following his return from Korea, Dewey began his 34-year career with the Shell Oil Company, starting as a Technologist at Shell's Wood River, Illinois, Refinery's Experimental Lab. Then he was transferred in 1956 to Shell's New Refinery in Anacortes, Washington, where he worked with a team evaluating a newly designed crude oil thermal cracking unit, followed by training on Card Programmed Calculators and the "Fortan" computer language. In 1960, he was assigned to Shell's Research Center in Emeryville, California, where he worked with a team to incorporate computer models of Shell's West Coast Refineries to optimize crude oil distribution. Dewey's subsequent assignments he was involved with IT: Shell Head Office in New York. Shell's IT complex in Houston, Data Security, Disaster Recovery Planning, and Tulsa Credit Card Center. Dewey retired in 1988.
While in Anacortes, Dewey Joined Westminster Presbyterian Church. He served in different Presbyterian Churches as a Sunday School teacher, a Youth leader, a Choir member, a deacon, and an Elder. While in the Berkley Presbyterian Church, Dewey met and married Charlotte Katherine Wiegand. They have two daughters, Charlotte Lela Kibler and Katherine Dewi Boone (nee Kibler), and two beloved grandsons: John Sprague Boone II and Robert Dewey Boone.
Dewey had an amazing sense of humor. Those who knew him well remember the conversational PUNishment he meted out! He would tell you that you could recognize 'a pun when mature is fully groan'!
After retiring, Dewey and Charlotte travelled in Europe and Asia. Dewey enjoyed singing in many Gilbert and Sullivan musicals. He spent many hours working on their 1938 house with increasingly skilled and artistic improvements and upkeep. At the onset of his retirement, he became interested in his Paternal/Maternal ("Kibler"/"Corse") family genealogy. His research led to his "Direct Line, Paternal/Maternal, Immigrant Ancestors": 6th great-grandfathers: Jacob "Kubler" 1703-1758 (from Germany) and Henry "Corsey" 1625-1695 (from Ireland). Dewey's proudest literary achievement after retiring was documenting his ancestor's path (1625-1783) to religious/economic/civic freedom. Between 2004-2021, Dewey published 4 Family Genealogy Books, listing over 16,000 kinsmen (including 15 paternal/30 maternal legacy /veterans of the Revolutionary War). This listing included his half-3rd great-uncle Edward Coursey (1759-1827). A 3rd Lieutenant in the 7th Independent Maryland Company (captured by the British on August 27, 1776, Battle of Long Island, aka Battle of Brooklyn Heights). Edward Coursey was "freed" by George Washington's "Personal Request" to British General Howe: to free Edward Coursey in exchange for Thomas Byrne, a British "Agent" who had been captured and imprisoned by the Continental Navy Sloop: "Sachem" when Thomas Byrne was captured aboard the British Brig: "Three Friends".
All of Dewey's Family Genealogy Books were accepted into the Library of Congress: General Collection, and his last three books were digitized by the Salt Lake City Family History Library.
Dewey is survived by his wife of 63 years, Charlotte W. Kibler, his daughters: Charlotte Lela Kibler (Char Lee), Katherine Kibler Boone (John), and grandsons John Sprague Boone II and Robert Dewey Boone.