Obituaries : Lyla May Wubbena

MARION: Lyla May Wubbena, 82, of Marion, formerly of Vinton, died Thursday, November 10, 2011 at her home in Marion following an sudden illness A gathering of family and friends will be held from 10:00 A.M. until 1:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 13, 2011 at the Phillips Family Center (605 2nd Avenue) in Vinton. Graveside services will be held at 1:30 P.M. Sunday at Bear Creek Cemetery, North of Vinton. A memorial fund has been established. A Memorial Fund has been established. Lyla was born April 11, 1929 at Vinton to Clifford and Gretchen (Tharp) Geiger and graduated from Lincoln High School in Vinton with the class of 1947. She was united in marriage to Lawrence Wubbena at Blair, Nebraska. Lyla enjoyed working with the elderly and children and dearly loved time spent with her family. She is survived by her husband Lawrence of Marion; her daughter, Ronda (Lonny) Walker of Kearney, MO; two sons, Rick Burkey of Mechanicsville and Roice (Kris) Burkey of Alburnett; two grandchildren, Cody (Jeff) Holmes of Kearney, MO and Alyssa Faylor of Alburnett; two great grandchildren, Isabel and Julia Holmes; and her brother Terry (Shirley) Geiger of Vinton In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two brothers, Lyle and Larry Geiger and her grandson Brok Burkey. Condolences may be left at: www.phillipsfuneralhomes.com