John Roger Oberriter Obie

Welcome to Obie's web page. John Roger "Obie" Oberriter passed away late on Christmas 2020. Obie will be missed by his wife - Natalie, sons - Jim and Carl as well as their wives Angel and Antonette respectively. Grandchildren Jessica Oliver, Marie Bruno, Julie Oberriter, Noah Oberriter and Nick Oberriter feel the emptiness in their hearts left by Obie's passing. Although great grandchildren Kennedy, Madison and soon to be baby Bruno don't know Obie like the rest of us, the stories and photos you share will help carry on how great a man Obie was and his love for family, friends and adventure. Thanks for sharing! Obie grew up in Utica, NY with his parents, John Martin Oberriter and Bernice Jane Deneilt, his brother Don and sister Donna. He worked, helped run and cook at the family restaurant - Obie's. Grandpas (Obie) great love for german shepards came from his dog who ran next to Obie's bike on the way home from closing the restaurant with the days receipts. In 1955, he met the love of his life, Natalie. It was a blind double date set up by Obie's ski buddy - his girlfriend invited Natalie. As they say in the ski business - it's all down hill from there. After graduating with his bachelors degree from Clarkson University and a job offer at Lockheed, they moved to San Diego, California in 1957. The California Oberriter's would start their family there, later moving to Santa Clara where Obie earned a Masters Degree and finished out his career then moved to Roseville. He was a brilliant engineer for Lockheed, became quite the real estate property manager, all the while carving up the slopes at Tahoe ski areas as well as carving up wood into fabulous works of art! Many of you own pieces of some of his workmanship. Being a type 1 diabetic for the better part of 65 years, being honored by the Diabetes Association, Obie was a pioneer just by the sheer fact of his longevity. Obie's ability to manage his diabetes with such grace, that to an outsider, one would never have a clue to his potentially debilitating disease. Between his diligence of tracking his glucose numbers, being open to using the insulin pump and his high activity level the man was a pioneering marvel! If we could all have such grace in the face of such a storm! Obie was a devout Catholic, avid skier, kayaker, biker, sports car enthusiast, pioneer, walker, adventurist and so much more! He will be greatly missed but his goofiness, sense of humor, love of family and dear friends, and zest for life will live on in memories and dreams.