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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271936
Title: Robert H. Tibor
Date: 4/21/1952-11/12/2025
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Inscription/Marks: 4/21/1952
Summary: Robert H. Tibor passed away on November 12, 2025. His funeral Mass was held November 21, 2025, at St Ann's Catholic Church, Hebron, ND, with burial in the church cemetery. Robert “Bob” Tibor was born in Richardton, ND, on April 21, 1952, to Victor and Ann (Conlon) Tibor. Bob grew up south of Hebron on a ranch and started his education in rural schools in Grant County until the fall of his 6th grade. He attended his following years at Hebron Public School where he graduated in 1970. Bob was involved in basketball, track and football. In his high school years, he became their official camera man and captured many basketball and football games. He was very proud of his team as they were undefeated through high school. After graduation from North Dakota College of Science, he started a 50-year career in plumbing, heating and air conditioning trades. Bob married his high school sweetheart, Janet Schaaf on July 14, 1973. Together they shared a lifelong journey of love and companionship. Bob started his career working for Klein Plumbing & Heating. Later he purchased the business and started Bob’s Plumbing & Heating that served the area for 18 years. On October 10, 1985, they were blessed with a son, Tate. Together the three of them spent many years of memorable trips and adventures. Bob had a great love of flying his entire life and was honored to receive his private pilot license. He enjoyed taking his Cessna 172 Skyhawk to the sky and especially taking children up for their first flight. His HVAC career spanned 50 years. In that time period, he met many of his lifelong friends in the trade area from all over the Midwest. After Bob sold his business, he was employed by Globe, Inc., United Technology Carrier Corporation, SPS Companies and Ellingson Plumbing, Heating, Air Conditioning and Electrical as a commercial sales representative and engineer. Bob had a love of history and was one of the founding fathers of the North Dakota Cowboy Hall of Fame. He served as vice president for 18 years. He had a great belief in keeping our history alive for generations to come. Bob had a passion for the open road and enjoyed running road races, driving his 1966 Ford Fairlane GT and riding his Harley motorcycle. He was a member of the Hebron Wildlife and Gun Club, Glen Ullin Motorcycle Club, served on the advisory board for Confederation of Clubs of North Dakota and was a national board member of the National Coalition of Motorcyclists and represented ABATE of North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and Colorado. He was a past member of the Hebron Fire Department and EMT for the Hebron Ambulance service. In 2023, Bob received the national lifetime achievement award from NCOM for improving the image of motorcycling. Bob was a member of St. Ann’s Catholic Church of Hebron, 4th Degree Knights of Columbus and served as a council member, Sacristan and taught the serving of mass to young servers. Bob will be remembered for his joyful presence, infectious smile and welcoming handshake that transformed first encounters into lifelong friendships. Bob is survived by his wife of 52 years, Janet; son, Tate of Burnsville, MN; brothers, Jim (Linda) Tibor of Hebron, Denis (Sarah) Tibor of Hebron, Terry (Kisanna) Tibor of Pomeroy, WA; brother-in-law, Allen Raaf of Pomeroy, WA; brothers- and sisters-in law, Judy (Harry) Schmidt, Rick Moszer, Joe (Jane) Schaaf, Annette Schaaf; many beloved nieces, nephews, grand-nieces and nephews, all whom he loved and enjoyed dearly. He was preceded in death by his parents, Victor and Ann Tibor; stepfather, Paul Tibor; sister, Jean Raaf; in-laws, Joseph and Agnes Schaaf; sister-in-law, Julie Moszer.
Red ID: FND_I_79430 Image ID: 540185 Image Notes: FND001 271936

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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