Jack was born in Omaha, NE. His family moved to Carroll, IA where he graduated from Carroll High School in May 1945. He served in the United States Navy as a Seaman First Class from 1945 to 1946. His family moved to Fayette, MO where he met his wife Dorothy. They were married 68 years. After getting married they moved to Kansas City, MO where Jack got a job at Kansas City Power & Light where he worked until he retired. He was a long-standing member of Pleasant View Christian Church and served as a Deacon and Elder. He was also a faithful member of the church choir. He was proceeded in death by his parents, Albert J & Isa Belle Obbink and his oldest son David Leroy Obbink.
Jack is survived by his spouse, Dorothy Obbink, two sons, John (Nita) Obbink, Thomas (Jacque) Obbink, and daughter Jane (Joe) Bennett, 8 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren.
Visitation on April 9, 2021, 12-1pm at Newcomer’s Noland Road Chapel, 509 S. Noland Rd., Independence, MO 64050. Burial to follow at Floral Hills Cemetery, 7000 Blue Ridge Blvd., Kansas City, MO 64133.
