Family Card - Person Sheet
Family Card - Person Sheet
NameRobert Peter “Bob” VANDENBERG
Birth Date27 Aug 1930215
Birth PlaceColumbus, Platte County, Nebraska
Death Date1 Dec 2020 Age: 90
Death PlaceFort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado
Burial PlaceWheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery
FatherAlbert Francis VANDENBERG (1908-1995)
MotherMary E. BIRKEL (1904-1998)
Spouses
Birth Date25 Dec 1929215
Birth PlaceDenver, Denver County, Colorado
Death Date17 Sep 2021 Age: 91
Death PlaceFort Collins, Larimer County, Colorado
Burial PlaceWheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado, Mount Olivet Catholic Cemetery
FatherVictor Joseph GIZEWSKI (1890-1980)
MotherAnna GORNIAK (1898-1993)
Family ID86
Marr Date1 Dec 1956215
Marr PlaceDenver, Denver County, Colorado
ChildrenB. C. (1961-)
 S. (1963-)
 G. (1967-)
Notes for Robert Peter “Bob” VANDENBERG
Bob was born in Columbus, Nebraska to Albert and Mary Vandenberg. They moved to Colorado when he was very young. He attended St. Joseph Catholic Elementary School in Ft. Collins and he graduated from East High School, Denver, class of 1948, which he then enlisted into the Air Force as a Master Sergeant. As a Sergeant, Bob served at F. E. Warren Air Force Base as well as Buckley Air Force Base as a teacher to young recruits. After he was discharged, Bob got a degree in Electrical Engineering from University of Colorado, Boulder. He worked for 10 years at Martin Marietta and travelled to various missile sites. He also spent many years working at CSU in their Research Department. Bob retired from CSU in 1993.

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