William Kubes Passes Away

I received the following e-mail from Norma Deardorff Plummer:


"I hate being the purveyor of more bad news, but we've lost another one of our classmates. The following obituary appeared in the 10/25/07 issue of the Downers Grove Sun Newspaper:

Willard D. Kubes

Willard D. Kubes, 68, of Downers Grove died Friday, Oct. 19, 2007, in Downers Grove. He was born Feb. 3, 1939, in Oak Park.

He was an Illinois Farmers Insurance Agent for 45 years and a member of the Lisle Lions Club, treasurer and committee member for Lisle's Eyes to the Skies event and a police and fire commissioner for Lisle.

Survivors include two daughters, Lori Budmir and Debra (husband Jeff) Oster; a son, Tech Sgt. Matthew (wife Rebecca) Kubes; eight grandchildren; two brothers, Kenneth and Raymond; a sister, Barbara Rogers; and his father, Willard Kubes Sr.

Visitation and services took place Monday, Oct. 22, at Hallowell and James Funeral Home in Downers Grove. Interment was private.

Memorials may be directed to First United Methodist Church, 1032 Maple Ave., Downers Grove, IL 60515; or Gift of Hope Donor Network, 660 N. Industrial Drive, Elmhurst, IL 60126.

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On a personal note, a friend of mine is friends with Bill's brother Ken. He was able to tell me that Bill's wife passed away a couple of years ago and believed that Bill died of cancer. He was able to give me Ken's address & phone in the event anyone wishes more information: 10 Liberty Lane Ct., Bolingbrook, IL 60439 (phone: 1/630-739-7332).

The information in our reunion directory was Bill's work address."


Our sympathy goes out to his family and friends; we share their loss.