William M. BEBKO

1937 - 2016

News Death Notice

BEBKO, William M. The community of Yellow Springs has lost a cherished member. William Bebko, long-time resident, died peacefully at his winter home in Lake Alfred, FL. Bill was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, engineer, mentor, community volunteer, scout, fisherman, pilot, and man of God. He enjoyed being a jack-of-all-trades. Bill was born on June 12, 1937 in Pittsfield, MA to Matthew F. and Martha (Orbanek) Bebko and spent his early years on a small family farm in Richmond, MA with his brother and sister. He moved to Yellow Springs to attend Antioch College and study engineering. On April 4, 1959 he married Mary Ann (Tudbury) and they settled in town to raise their four children. Bill worked for 40 years at Vernay Labs. He was a parishioner of St. Paul's Catholic Church and an active member on the Church's Cemetery Committee. He served on many Village boards, including eight years on the Planning Commission, and Treasurer of Village Investment Group, and Treasurer of the Men's Group. Bill was kind and generous to everyone he met. He has hosts of friends in the states and Canada who remember him with love and appreciation. When his children moved away, he enjoyed traveling the country to visit and spend time with them. In his later years, when he wasn't working around the house, he was planning the next project for his beloved family cottage in Canada. He was pre-deceased by his parents and his first wife Mary Ann. Bill leaves his wife Marsha Ridenour, brother, James (Ruth) and sister, June Turnberg (David); his children Anne (Richard - Elise and Christopher), Sara (Patrick - Maria, Angela and Susan), Benjamin (Shonda - Natasha, Benjamin, and Natalie) and Mark (Lisa - Mia and Noel), as well as great-granddaughter Gabriella. Bill also leaves step-children Sherrie (John) Saultz, Larry (Jill) Ridenour, Terri (Stephen) Sparling, and Barry (MaryAnn) Ridenour, whom he loved and who came to love him. A visitation will be held on Friday, February 12, 2016 from 1-3 p.m. and 5-7 p.m. at Jackson Lytle & Lewis Funeral Home, Yellow Springs. A Mass of Christian Burial will follow on Saturday, February 13, at St. Paul Catholic Church beginning at 10:00 a.m. Upon Bill's request, in lieu of flowers please consider donating to the charity of your choice.