William Vrubley

Vrubley, William James "Bill" LAS VEGAS, NEV./COTTAGE GROVE, WIS.-William James "Bill" Vrubley, age 65, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2009. He was born on June 4, 1943, in Sheboygan, Wis., the son of Frank and Agnes (Belekevich) Vrubley. He graduated from Sheboygan South High School in 1961 and was united in marriage to Judith F. Lammers on April 25, 1964. Bill joined the United States Air Force in 1963. Bill loved to fly, and throughly enjoyed his time in the service. He was a Vietnam veteran and logged thousands of hours flight time as a medic on C-9A Nightingale missions. Bill continued his medical career serving as a base medic while stationed at AEDC, Tenn., and Pittman Station, Nev. During his 22 plus year career with the Air Force, he and his family were stationed throughout the U.S. and Europe. After his retirement from the service, Bill made Las Vegas his home. He was a medic at heart, even after retiring from the Air Force he continued to work and volunteer part time as an EMT while he was employed as safety technician for EG&G Special Projects. Bill worked for EG&G for more than 17 years. Bill enjoyed golfing, photography, teaching CPR, and participating with his church choir while in Las Vegas. He moved to Cottage Grove in 2005 and became a member of St. Patricks Catholic Church. He is survived by his daughters, Kimberly (Dan Kosednar) Vrubley of Madison, Wis., and Kristine (John Paul) Anema of Holloman AFB, N. M.; grandchildren, Logan, Leah and Lilly Anema; brother, Frank (Janice) Vrubley; sister, Jean Flynn; brothers-in-law, LaMont (Mariann) Lammers, and Norman (Clara) Lammers. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Judi in 2003; and an infant son, Michael. A Memorial Mass will be held on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2009, at 11 a.m., at ST. PATRICKS CATHOLIC CHURCH, 434 N. Main St. Cottage Grove, with Monsignor Ray Kertz presiding. Visitation will be held on Saturday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Association for Frontotemporal Dementias. A private burial will take place later this Spring at Immaculate Conception Catholic Cemetery in Sheboygan, Wis.