Richard J. Bong, 90, Pekin, formerly of Tremont, passed away at 3:04 p.m. Thursday (June 14, 2012) at Pekin Hospital.
He was born Feb. 21, 1922, in Pekin, Illinois, to Charles and Rilla Nation Bong. He married Patricia Shepherdson on November 8, 1947, in Tremont, Illinois.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Bong, Pekin; three sons, Scott (Deborah), Wichita, Kansas; Todd (Cheryl), Tremont and Robb (Kim), Columbia, Mo.; seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and one brother, Otto, Quincy.
He served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1942 to 1946 and was one of six brothers who served in the military during World War II.
He was a member of Northfield Christian Fellowship in Tremont.
He was born Feb. 21, 1922, in Pekin, Illinois, to Charles and Rilla Nation Bong. He married Patricia Shepherdson on November 8, 1947, in Tremont, Illinois.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Bong, Pekin; three sons, Scott (Deborah), Wichita, Kansas; Todd (Cheryl), Tremont and Robb (Kim), Columbia, Mo.; seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and one brother, Otto, Quincy.
He served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1942 to 1946 and was one of six brothers who served in the military during World War II.
He was a member of Northfield Christian Fellowship in Tremont.
Richard J. Bong, 90, Pekin, formerly of Tremont, passed away at 3:04 p.m. Thursday (June 14, 2012) at Pekin Hospital.
He was born Feb. 21, 1922, in Pekin, Illinois, to Charles and Rilla Nation Bong. He married Patricia Shepherdson on November 8, 1947, in Tremont, Illinois.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Bong, Pekin; three sons, Scott (Deborah), Wichita, Kansas; Todd (Cheryl), Tremont and Robb (Kim), Columbia, Mo.; seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and one brother, Otto, Quincy.
He served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1942 to 1946 and was one of six brothers who served in the military during World War II.
He was a member of Northfield Christian Fellowship in Tremont.
He was born Feb. 21, 1922, in Pekin, Illinois, to Charles and Rilla Nation Bong. He married Patricia Shepherdson on November 8, 1947, in Tremont, Illinois.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Bong, Pekin; three sons, Scott (Deborah), Wichita, Kansas; Todd (Cheryl), Tremont and Robb (Kim), Columbia, Mo.; seven grandchildren, four great-grandchildren and one brother, Otto, Quincy.
He served in the U.S. Coast Guard from 1942 to 1946 and was one of six brothers who served in the military during World War II.
He was a member of Northfield Christian Fellowship in Tremont.
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