Roger Labertew's Obituary
Roger Labertew, 80 of Moulton passed away, Thursday, November 12, 2020 at Centerville Specialty Care. Roger was born to Ralph and Elva(Graham) Labertew on July 15, 1940 in Woodward, Iowa. In 1942 his family moved to a farm near Udell. He received his education from Udell Consolidated Schools, graduating in 1958. He would later graduate from Centerville Community College (now Indian Hill Community College) in 1965. On January 28, 1966, Roger was united in marriage to Carol Kubli at First United Methodist Church in Centerville. From this union came two children: David and Carrie. After college, Roger worked for 8 years for USDA in the Centerville ASCS office. Through the years, he also served on several boards that supported agriculture. He had a great respect for education and was honored to serve on the Moulton-Udell Board of Education for several years. He was the president of the steering committee that was instrumental in the building of the new elementary school. Roger was a wonderful, loving husband, father, grandpa, son, brother, and friend. He had a great love for farming which showed in his care for his livestock and the land. Survivors include wife, Carol, son David Labertew (Tanya) and their children, Sophia and Madilyn, daughter, Carrie VerPloeg and her children Spencer and Alex, siblings: Lawrence Labertew, Deborah Molzer (Richard), brother-in-law, Roger Kubli (Coni), sister-in-law Mary Taylor, nephews Michael, Aaron, Seth and Jason, several cousins and many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents, infant sister, niece Lisa Zierke, brother-in-law Greg Taylor and father/mother-in-law, Wendell & Margery Kubli. The family wishes to acknowledge and thank Dr. Richard D. Burger and Cassie Parish, and the staff of Centerville Specialty Care for their compassionate care of Roger. A private family funeral will be livestreamed on Thomas Funeral Home's facebook page. (www.facebook.com/thomasfuneralhome), 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 20, 2020. A public committal service will take place at 11 a.m., at Sunset View Cemetery. DUE TO COVID-19 ROGER'S FAMILY ASKS YOU WEAR A MASK AND SOCIAL DISTANCE AT THE CEMETERY WHEN THEY ARE PRESENT. Visitation will be all day, Thursday, November 19, 2020 at Thomas Funeral Home in Centerville. The funeral home will remain open until 6 p.m., the family will not be in attendance. Memorials may be given to Roger Labertew Memorial Scholarship, which will help students as they further their education in Agriculture. Condolences may be shared at www.thomasfh.com or facebook.com/thomasfuneralhome. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Roger Labertew please visit our Sympathy Store. Cemetery Details Sunset View Cemetery Moulton, IA Visitation NOV 19. 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM (CST) Thomas Funeral Home - Centerville 501 North 18th StreetCenterville, IA 52544[emailprotected] Graveside Service NOV 20. 11:00 AM (CST) Sunset View Cemetery Moulton, IA
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