Giboney, Maurice William 'Ace'

Maurice William “Ace” Giboney passed away June 12, 2012, in Auburn, Calif.

He is survived by his wife, Lori; daughter, Peggy Stange of Knoxville, Tenn.;  daughter, Amy O'Brien (and John) of Rowayton, Conn.;  son, Steven Munsell (and Kathy) of Prescott, Ariz.; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Mr. Giboney was preceded in death by his parents and an infant sister.

Ace was born in Hayden, Colo., on Sept. 22, 1921. He graduated from the University of Colorado in 1943, with a BS degree in pharmacy. After college Ace was employed by Miles Laboratories where he worked in various divisions during his 40-year career. He began work in 1943 at Cutter Laboratories in Berkeley, Calif. In 1957, he became president of the Corn King Co. in Cedar Rapids, where he and his family lived for 10 years. In 1968, he transferred to Hollister-Stier Laboratories in Philadelphia and was named president of its headquarters in Spokane, Wash., in 1970. He retired from there on Jan. 1, 1984. Ace had a great appreciation for nature and the outdoors, and loved to golf, hunt, fish, and camp. He was a former member of the Cedar Rapids Country Club.

Arrangements were handled by Blue Oaks Cremation & Burial Service in Roseville, Calif., and he will be interred in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Mail can reach his wife, Lori Giboney, at 12485 Leeds Dr., Auburn, CA 95603.

Published July 15, 2012 in The Gazette