Eugene (Gene) LeRoy Orebaugh Sr. was born in Honolulu, HI. Gene met the love of his life, Marion Krouse, during church activities in the Washington DC area. Gene was a member of the National Guard. After serving years with the Guard, Gene was offered a job teaching Nike and Hawk missiles at Redstone Arsenal. He transferred to the 1169th Engineering Group in Alabama.
Gene went on to become a Foreign Military Sales Specialist. He retired from civil service in 1999 and worked as a government contractor supporting the same group before his final retirement.
Gene suffered with heart issues and was preceded in death by his mother, Agnes Orebaugh; father, Louis Orebaugh; brother, Alan Orebaugh and his wife, Marion. The loving father is survived by his daughter, Elizabeth Newby; son, Eugene Orebaugh Jr (Donna); daughter, Barbara Kruk (Tom); son, Michael Orebaugh (Burna); son, Robert Orebaugh (Shannon); brother, James Orebaugh (Valerie); sisters, Violet Orebaugh, Jackie Weber and June Elliott; sisters-in-law, Katie Stuart and Roberta Hall (Blaine); 10 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
There will be a private memorial service to celebrate his life. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials be made to the American Heart Association in his name.
