Arthur J. Kubiak, age 78, of South Bend, passed away at his residence on May 30, 2011. Arthur was born April 21, 1933 to the late Martin J. and Rose (Kalamaja) Kubiak in South Bend, Indiana. On November 12, 1955, Arthur married the former Ms. Shirley Parkhurst. Shirley preceded him in death, passing away November 28, 1997.
Surviving are his daughters, Deborah (Richard) Barton of South Bend, IN, Pattie (Steve) Barnes of Bay City, MI, and Kathleen Allen of South Bend, IN. Surviving as well are his siblings, Leonard Kubiak of Torrance, CA and Kay Ivankovig of LaPorte, IN, and a sister in law, Lorna (Julius) DeMaegd of South Bend, IN. Also surviving are five grandchildren; Kelly (Tracy Larges of Bay City, MI, Virgil Chapman of South Bend, IN Jeremiah (Sabrina) Chapman of Goshen, IN, Brandy (Rick) Huff of South Bend, IN, and Matthew Paskell of South Bend, IN, and four great-grandchildren Becca Badour, Kennedy Larges, Austin Mann, and Isaiah Chapman. Arthur was preceded in death by his grandson, Nathan "Bubba" Paskell, his brother Dick Kubiak, sister in law Marianne Kubiak, and brother in law Paul Ivankovig.
Friends may call from 4-8 pm Thursday, June 2, 2011 at Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Osceola, Indiana. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am Friday, June 3, 2011 at Chapel Hill Funeral Home. Interment will be held in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens where VFW Post #360 will perform Military Honors.
Arthur served his country during the Korean War in the U.S. Marine Corps, before his honorable discharge in 1953. He was employed by Drewry''s Brewery in Mishawaka where he worked in the lab, Midland Engineering, Carlisle Nursing Home, and retired from the maintenance department at Marian High School in Mishawaka in 1995.
In his younger years, he enjoyed bowling in the City leagues, collecting football and baseball cards, and traveling with his wife, Shirley. Arthur was an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs, the Chicago Bears, and Notre Dame Football. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the Center for Hospice.
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