Richard E. Hobbs, age 77, of Council Bluffs, passed at his home on May 18, 2019. Rich was born November 16, 1941 in Council Bluffs to the late Thomas D. and Rose Marie (Lane) Hobbs, Sr. He graduated from Thomas Jefferson High School in 1959 and proudly served his country in the U.S. Army Reserves. Rich married Elaine "Jane" Wilhite on March 5, 1970 in Valley, Nebraska. He was a car dealer for Tim O'Neill Chevrolet with his brother, Gary Hobbs and nephew John Hug for 20 years and then drove a bus for the Council Bluffs Community Schools for 14 years. Rich was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church. In addition to his parents, Rich was preceded in death by his brother, Thomas Hobbs, Jr. Rich is survived by his wife of 49 years, Elaine "Jane" Hobbs; sons, Richie (Clara) Hobbs all of Council Bluffs, Don (Tiffany) Hudgell, III of Carson, Iowa; grandchildren, Michael (Shannon) Hobbs, Richard "Jake" Hobbs, Sara L. Hudgell; brother, Gary (Diane) Hobbs of Council Bluffs; sister, Helen (Ralph) Hug of Glendale, Arizona; many nieces and nephews.
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