HUBKA, FRANK EDWARD OF CARMANGAY, BELOVED HUSBAND OF HELEN HUBKA DIED PEACEFULLY AT THE VULCAN GENERAL HOSPITAL SEPTEMBER 3, 1995 AT THE AGE OF 84 YEARS.
HE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY A SON REVEREND BRIAN F. HUBKA OF CALGARY, TWO DAUGHTERS MARILYN (BLAINE) DAHL OF AIRDRIE AND FLORENCE (JACK) DAY OF CALGARY, FIVE GRANDCHILDREN, STEPHANIE, GEOFFREY, MELVIN DAHL AND JEANNETTE AND JASON DAY, TWO BROTHERS RUDY OF CARMANGAY AND BOB OF CLARESHOLM, BROTHERS-IN-LAW AND SISTERS-IN-LAW, NUMEROUS NIECES AND NEPHEWS.
HE WAS PREDECEASED BY HIS FATHER FRANK, MOTHER BESSIE, TWO SISTERS MARY HUBKA AND JOSIE BACH AND A BROTHER JOHN.
FRANK WAS BORN MAY 15, 1911 ON THE NE QUARTER OF 6,13,24 W OF 4 ON THE FAMILY FARM NEAR CARMANGAY. ON SEPTEMBER 30, 1941 HE MARRIED HELEN PFEFFERLE AND FARMED MOST OF HIS LIFE IN THE CARMANGAY DISTRICT. FRANK‘S KEEN INTEREST IN FARMING CONTINUED THROUGHOUT HIS RETIREMENT YEARS. FRANK ZEALOUSLY CANVASSED FOR RURAL ELECTRIFICATION IN THE EARLY 195O’S. HE HELPED ORGANIZE THE PURCHASE OF THE SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH IN CARMANGAY AND WAS A FAITHFUL MEMBER. HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE VULCAN COUNTY COUNCIL FROM 1957 TO 1977. HIS FAMILY WILL CHERISH HIS MEMORY IN THEIR HEARTS.
FRIENDS ARE INVITED TO MEET FOR PRAYERS WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 6, 1995 AT 7:30 P.M. AT CARMANGAY SCHOOL.
FUNERAL MASS THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 7, 1995 AT 11:00 A.M AT CHRIST THE KING CATHOLIC CHURCH, CLARESHOLM WITH FR. BRIAN HUBKA CELEBRANT.
INTERMENT CLARESHOLM CEMETERY.
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