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Joseph Hubbard
JOSEPH HAMILTON HUBBARD
Marion
Joseph Hamilton Hubbard, 87, of Des Moines, formerly of Marion, died Thursday evening, Sept. 24, 2015, at Wesley Acres in Des Moines. A memorial service will be held at a later date. As was his wish, Joe's body was donated to the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. He will later rest at Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery in Cedar Rapids.
Joe was born Sept. 29, 1927, in Cedar Rapids, to Irvin and Elizabeth (Young) Hubbard. After graduating from high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he served honorably until his discharge in 1947.
Following his discharge, he enrolled at Coe College and graduated with a degree in history in 1951. On Jan. 28, 1950, Joe was united in marriage to Joan Audrey Olsen in Chicago. To this union, five children were born.
Joe worked as a credit manager at Smulekoff's Home Store in Cedar Rapids for 37 years. He was a lifelong resident of Cedar Rapids and Marion until recently when he moved to Des Moines with his wife to be closer to family. He was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Marion.
He was well-known for his love of roses and tended a garden at his home, at Smulekoff's and in retirement at Biltmore. He and his wife, Joan, won a number of awards for their ballroom dancing and his love of music was a source of joy and comfort to him throughout his life. Reading was a favorite pastime and he passed this love on to his children. He also was an avid crossword puzzle solver. Joe believed in personal fitness and swam, biked and ran, entering in triathalons and winning a number of them.
Joe is survived by his wife of 65 years, Joan; children, Jeff (Lucretia) Hubbard of Austin, Texas, Paul (Connie) Hubbard of Appleton, Wis., Nancy (Mike) Kammerer of Des Moines and Ann (Chris) Schwarck of Mason City; seven grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and infant son, Thomas.
Memorial donations in Joe's name may be made to Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), care of Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home, 4200 First Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402.
Online condolences may be sent at www.cedar
memorial.com.
He is gone from our sight, but never from our hearts.
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