Richard Alan Giffen

Richard Alan Giffen, 77, of Bourbonnais, passed away on Monday, February 13, 2023 peacefully at the Veterans Home in Manteno. Richard was born on September 2, 1945, the son of Wallace Vizay and Margaret Ann (Loring) Giffen in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He married Dianne Marie Oganovich on May 4, 1999, at the Garden Wedding Chapel in Palos Hills, IL. Richard was a supervisor for the United State Postal Service for many years and was a volunteer in the office at Riverside Medical Center in Kankakee. He was an Air Force Veteran who served his country in the Vietnam War. He is survived by his loving wife, Dianne Giffen; a daughter, Julie Ann Giffen; three step-children, Kelly Forman, Kathleen O’Connor, Brian O’Connor; 3 step-grandchildren, Reilly, Mackenzie and Aiden Forman. He is preceded in death by his parents, Wallace and Margaret (Loring) Giffen, and a son, Robert Richard Giffen. Burial will take place with honors at Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery in Elwood at a later date. Cremation rites have been accorded.