Ploen, Rex Hugo (1923 – 2022)

PLOEN, VINCENT, CRAWFORD, GIBLIN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 11/22/2022 at 19:06:19

Name of deceased: Rex Hugo Ploen

Aged: 99 yrs, 6 mo, 14 days

Residence: Denver, Denver County, CO

Born: March 30, 1923; Shelby, Shelby County, IA

Died: Oct. 13, 2022; Denver, Denver County, CO

Funeral services: no information provided

Survived by: Sons, Jeffrey Ploen (spouse, Gail) and Jason Ploen (spouse, Maureen); grandchildren, Zachary Ploen, Gretchen Vincent and Hollis Crawford; great-grandchildren, Tatum Ploen, Maisy Ploen and Elin Vincent; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Hugo and Emma (nee Schaffert) Ploen

Education: After completing his military service, Rex attended the University of Iowa from 1946-1950. While there, he competed in track and participated in the Drake Relays.

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: Enlisted in the U. S. Marine Corps and served as an aviator during World War II from 1942-1946, flying a Hellcat off the U. S. Block Island; he left the service with the rank of Captain.

Marriage: Ruth Giblin; Aug. 23, 1947; location not provided

Employment: After his graduation from the University of Iowa in 1950, Rex entered the FBI as a Special Agent and served from 1950-1977. While with the Bureau Rex served in 4 field offices including Pittsburgh, Washington D.C., Detroit and Las Vegas, NV; he retired in 1977 and then Rex and his wife, Ruth (“Gib”) worked abroad from 1977-1981 with the London and Singapore American Schools in the field of education.

Hobbies/Interests: no information provided

Sources: harlanonline.com; ancestry.com, Iowa, U.S., Births (series) 1880-1904, 1921-1944 and Delayed Births (series), 1856-1940