Richard H Engelbart

Richard Henry Engelbart was born on January 26, 1940 in Emerson, Nebraska to Adolph and Mathilda (Ruge) Engelbart. He grew up in Emerson and Oakland, attending country school and graduating from Oakland High School in 1957. Dick was active in football and golf and enjoyed woodworking and repairing cars. He owned a Model A while he was in high school. Dick graduated from the University of Nebraska, Lincoln and the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 1967. He served a one year surgical residency before serving his country in the United States Navy. Dick spent a year in Vietnam as a Physician with the Third Marine Air Wing in Da Nang, where he treated the injured soldiers and the Vietnamese civilians. Following his service, Dick returned to finish his Urology Residency in 1975. Dick married Mary Sharon Martin on July 16, 1966 at St. Cecilia Cathedral in Omaha, Nebraska and they were blessed with four children: Laura, Jim Paula and Rich. Dick and Sharon have raised their children in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. Dick spent 31 years of his career with his Urology practice in Scottsbluff before coming to Elkhorn where he worked through the VA medical system assisting hospitals in Des Moines, Iowa, in West Virginia, New Hampshire, Washington, and North Dakota until April when his health failed. He enjoyed staying busy even away from work. In Scottsbluff, the family lived on an acreage where Dick raised cattle and the hay crop to feed them. All of the work was done by the family including building a corral. He was a pilot and had a commercial license through the GI bill. Dick enjoyed skiing, reading and travelled extensively. He dearly loved his family and enjoyed a unique relationship with each one of them. Dick took pride in spending time with his patients so that they were comfortable with his care. Dick passed away on Thursday, October 11, 2012 at his home in Elkhorn with his family at his side at the age of 72 years, 7 months and 15 days. He was preceded in death by his parents Adolph and Mathilda. Dick is survived by his wife Mary Sharon; sons and daughter-in-law Jim and Stephanie of Lincoln and Richard of Ft. Collins, CO; daughters and sons-in-law Laura and Weinburg Allen of Dumfries, VA and Paula and Matt Walters of Omaha; 10 grandchildren; sister Myra (Dewey) Hultquist of Lyons, KS;

Richard H Engelbart

January 26, 1940 - October 11, 2012