Charles J. Bube

1935-2020

Charles J. Bube, age 85, of the town of Greenwood, passed away on Wednesday, Sept. 16, 2020, at Clark County Rehab & Living Center in Owen, under the care of Hope Hospice &

Palliative Care. of Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Rib Lake. In his free time Charles enjoyed driving around the neighborhood in his car taking in the scenery. He also enjoyed fishing.

He will be dearly missed by his loving wife, Theresa; his children, Jon Bube of Rib Lake, Lori (Ray) Orth of Abbotsford, Roger Bube of Medford, Terri Pinter of Abbotsford, Kurt (Chris) Bube of Medford, Toni (Allen) Handel of Medford, Shawn Bube of Rib Lake, and Casey Bube of Wausau; 16 grandchildren, Joshua Bube, Travis Bube, Lee Orth, Ryan Orth, Shari Loiselle, Samantha Orth, Ashley Engen, Cory Pinter, Nicole Werner, Kelsey Schaefer, Haley Junker, Tia Bube, Cole Bube, Clayton Bube, Maxx Handel, and Chase Handel; four great-grandchildren, Kolt Bube, Isaac Schaefer, Levi Schaefer, and Jacob Junker; his sister, Evelyn Bieniek of Kewaskum; and one brother-in-law, John Hebert of Rib Lake.

Charles was preceded in death by his parents, William and Emma; two brothers, Tom Bube and William Bube; three sisters, Betty Monty, Delores Matyka, and Shirley Hebert.

Generations Funeral Home & Crematory of Tomahawk is assisting the family. You may view Charles’ obituary and leave online condolences at generations funeral.com.

A Mass of Christian Burial was held on Monday, Sept. 21 at Good Shepherd Catholic Church in Rib Lake at 11 a.m. adhering to social distancing guidelines. Fr. Hrudaya Raj Sunkara officiated. The family received friends for visitation from 9 a.m. until the time of services. Burial followed at St. Ann’s Catholic Cemetery.

He was born in Marshfield on May 12, 1935, to the late William and Emma (Shalk) Bube. Charles was raised in Stratford, with his family eventually moving to Rib Lake. He was united in marriage to Theresa L. Thums on July 18, 1964, at St. Ann’s Catholic Church. Charles and Theresa had owned and operated a dairy farm for 48 years. He was employed at the Rib Lake Cheese Factory, Hurd Windows, and later retired from Weather Shield. Charles was a member Paid Obituary 94871