Leo Lubbers Obituary

June 25, 1931 - November 26, 2007 Leo "Vince" Lubbers, age 76, a resident of Colorado Springs since 1968 and formerly of Durango, passed away on Monday, November 26, 2007 at a local hospital. Vince was a Master Carpenter working primarily on residential buildings. Leo Vincent Lubbers was born on June 25, 1931 in Grinnell, Kansas to George and Mary Margaret (Tholen) Lubbers. Vince served his country in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict on the Aircraft Carrier USS Boxer. After Vince was honorably discharged, he married Irma Pearl Brogan on November 26, 1955 in Colby, Kansas. He is survived by his two daughters: Theresa Sowles of Fairview Heights, Illinois and Christine Lubbers of Colorado Springs; three sons: Paul, Larry and Tim Lubbers, all of Colorado Springs; two sisters: Marge Barlow of Lamar, and Irene Drieling of Wichita. Also surviving are his seven grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and a host of extended family members and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife Irma; parents and five siblings: Catherine, Patricia, John, Frances and Marian. Vince had a very active sense of humor, was a devoted husband, loving father and doting grandfather. He was also a Little League Coach and Boy Scout Master. Memorial Services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, December 1, 2007 at the Shrine of Remembrance "America the Beautiful" Chapel of Roses. A reception will follow at the Olympian Plaza Reception and Event Center, 975 S. Union Boulevard. Private inurnment will take place at the Pope John Paul II Memorial Columbarium at the Shrine of Remembrance Chapel Mausoleum. Memorials in Vince's name may be made to Divine Redeemer Catholic Church. Blessed be his memory.