Individual Details

Richard S. BEBEAU

(9 Dec 1929 - 8 May 2013)

Obituary, from Find-a-Grave memorial #135275594:
December 9, 1929 - May 8, 2013
Beloved husband, father and grandfather passed away May 8 at his home in Prineville, Ore. He was 83 years old.
He was born in Menominee, Mich. to Joseph and Blanche Bebeau. Richard served in the US Army during WWII. He moved to Sutherlin, Ore., in 1954. He worked at Nordic Plywood then worked at Fowlers Auto Body for several years. He moved to Tacoma, Wash., working as maintenance supervisor at The Carlton Center for 15 years. He retired and moved to Prineville, Ore., where he lived on the Keystone Ranch to be near his children and grandchildren.
Richard married LaVaughn Sellers on April 14, 1961. In April they celebrated their 52nd wedding anniversary together.
Richard is survived by his wife LaVaughn; son, Robin and wife Linda Bebeau from Michigan; daughters, Vickie and husband Leonard Langley from Oregon, and Nancy Upton from Oregon; grandchildren, Chad and wife Camille Langley, Melanie Langley, Brent Langley, Cara Bebeau, Alyssa Bebeau, and Dillon Upton; great-grandchildren, Darrien Langley, Dominic Langley, and Sofia Langley; brothers, Ralph Bebeau, and Lewis Bebeau — both in Oregon.
Preceding him in death brothers Roger Bebeau from Michigan and Bud Bebeau from Oregon and his granddaughter Amber Upton from Oregon.
At his request no services. Private services for family. 

Events

Birth9 Dec 1929Menominee, Menominee, Michigan, United States
Marriage1 Dec 1950Midland, Midland, Michigan, United States - Elaine E. BETTS
Marriage14 Apr 1961Douglas County, Oregon, United States - Living
Death8 May 2013Prineville, Crook, Oregon, United States
BurialJuniper Haven Cemetery, Prineville, Crook, Oregon, United States

Families

SpouseElaine E. BETTS (1931 - )
SpouseLiving
FatherJoseph Alexander BEBEAU (1893 - 1970)
MotherBlanche Rhea GROLEAU (1904 - 1974)
SiblingRoger Joseph BEBEAU (1924 - 2001)
SiblingHarold Eugene "Bud" BEBEAU (1927 - 2002)
SiblingLiving
SiblingLiving

Notes

Birth

Age 3 months in 1930.

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Endnotes

1. 1930 U.S. Federal Census, , population, Michigan, Menominee, Menominee, enumeration district (ED) 15, sheet 10A, image 19, dwelling 206, family 235, lines 24-28, Joseph A. Bebeau and family; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6224 : accessed 9 December 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.

2. 1940 U.S. Federal Census, , population schedule, Michigan, Menominee, Daggett, enumeration district (ED) 55-4, sheet 4A, image 7, household 51, lines 15-21, Joseph Bebeau and family; digital images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/1940census : accessed 9 December 2015); National Archives and Records Administration.

3. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 9 December 2015), Richard Bebeau; memorial #135275594.

4. "Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952," database and digital images, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 9 December 2015), Richard D. Bebeau and Elaine E. Betts; Michigan Department of Community Health, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics; county file no. 10429; state file no. 56 6035; film 154; film title: 56 Midland 4900-58 Monroe 289; film description: Midland (1947) - Monroe (1926).

5. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 9 December 2015), Richard Bebeau; memorial #135275594.

6. "Oregon, Marriage Indexes, 1906-2009," database and images online, Ancestry.com ( : accessed 9 December 2015), Richard Bebeau and LaVaughn Sellers; Oregon State Library; 14 April 1961.

7. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 9 December 2015), Richard Bebeau; memorial #135275594.

8. , Find A Grave, photographs and extracted information (findagrave.com : accessed 9 December 2015), Richard Bebeau; memorial #135275594.