MAURICE CUBBERLEY
Maurice “Maury” Cubberley, 94 years old, of Lombard, passed away on June 2nd, 2022.
Maurice was born to Maurice Albert Cubberley Sr. and Edith May, née Cummings, on May 26th, 1928. He was the beloved husband of Muriel, nee Danser; loving father of Raymond Cubberley of Indiana, Kenneth Cubberley of Lombard, Bruce Cubberley of Seymour and Freeport, and James Cubberley of Wheaton; dear grandfather of Kara (Richard) Higginbothan of Buffalo Grove, Thomas (Emily) of Indiana, Phillip of St. Charles, Joshua of Seymour, Timothy of Seymour, Samuel of St. Charles, Katelyn of Wheaton. Maurice was preceded in death by one sister, Thelma Benton, and one brother, Harry.
Maurice served his country in the United States Army during the Korean War. He graduated from Western Maryland College (now McDaniel College) with a B.S. in biology in 1951. He had been a Lombard resident since 1965, and volunteered his time over the years with the Boy Scouts as a Scoutmaster, as well as Meals on Wheels, the Morton Absoretum, and the Brookfield Zoo. He was also an avid squaredancer.
A Funeral Service for Maurice will be held on Thursday, June 9th, at 4 p.m., followed by a Visitation until 9 p.m. at Brust Funeral Home, 135 S. Main St., Lombard. A later Interment will be held at Forest Hill Cemetery, Glen Ellyn.
In lieu of flowers, memorials to Brookfield Zoo, Chicago Zoological Society (Attn: Denise L. Bartolotta) 3000 Golf Rd, Brookfield, IL 60513, would be appreciated.
Info: www.brustfuneralhome.com or 888-629-0094.
NORMA WALKER
Norma Walker, former resident of Lombard, died on September 11, 2019, in Lansing, Michigan, after a long period of dementia at the age of 94. Her remains were interred in the First Church of Lombard memorial garden on June 8, joining her husband, Robert E. Walker, who died in 1993. She was born May 1, 1925, in Detroit, Michigan, to Agnes and Alexander Johnson (Janek).
Norma was a University of Michigan economics graduate who preferred home economics instead. She is survived by her four children–Philip (Diane) Walker, Bruce (Patt) Walker, Diane (Paul) Dodds and Nancy (Steve) Muench, nine grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
She kept active with square dancing and bridge. Norma was a lifelong learner and took coursework in cooking, tailoring, needlework, foreign language and was always hunting for antique furniture pieces, many of which she refinished.
While in Lombard, Norma was involved in PTA, Scouts and the Lombard Historical Society. She worked as the assistant to the president of Yorktown when it first opened and for many years at the Helen M. Plum Library. Later she was a secretary for a dean at Notre Dame University and a research assistant for a South Bend engineering firm.
