Wesley Kuboushek

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 5:22 pm

Wesley Kuboushek, 76, of Calmar, died Sunday, Oct. 22, 2017. Mass of Christian Burial was at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 31, at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville, with Rev. Robert Gross officiating. Lectors were Noah Kuboushek, Cael Kuboushek, Kyle Kuboushek and Megan Kazynski. Offertory gift bearers were Janet Kuboushek, Jeff Kuboushek, Brian Kuboushek and Kathy Green. Eucharistic ministers were Chad Kuboushek Gary and Kristi Kuboushek. Organist was Jeanette Dietzenbach. Soloist was Dan Silhacek. The St. Wenceslaus Choir also sang; hymns were “Be Not Afraid,” “Amazing Grace, “On Eagle’s Wings,” “Goin’ Home” and “How Great Thou Art.” Honorary urn bearers were Wesley’s grandchildren. Interment was at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Cemetery in Spillville. Arrangements were handled by Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, French Chapel, Calmar.

Wesley Louis Kuboushek was born Oct. 12, 1941, the son of James and Rose (Kovarik) Kuboushek in Decorah. He graduated from South Winneshiek High School in 1960. Wesley married Judy Mashek May 25, 1968, at St. Aloysius Catholic Church in Calmar. Together they were blessed with four children: Janet, Jeff, Brian and Kathy. Wesley took over the family farm and farmed full time until 1990, when he started working at Graphics in Calmar. Wesley and Judy moved to Calmar in 1994. Wesley had a quiet but generous and giving nature. He continued to work part time at Graphics until his death. When not working, he could be found tinkering in his garage with woodworking projects, trying to catch the biggest fish, listening to polka music, cheering on the Iowa Hawkeyes, playing cards and gardening. Above all, he treasured time with his family, especially his grandkids.

Left to cherish his memory are his four children: Janet Kuboushek, Prior Lake, Minn.; Jeff (Charity) Kuboushek, Ossian; Brian Kuboushek, Ridgeway; and Kathy (Tim) Green, Ossian; eight grandchildren: Megan and Blake Kazynski, Noah and Cael Kuboushek, Katelyn and Kyle Kuboushek, and Theo and Myles Green; one brother, Leonard (Betty) Kuboushek, Spillville; one brother-in-law, John (Dorothy) Mashek, Calmar; two sisters-in-law, Marge Mracek, Cresco and Gayle Mashek, Fredericksburg.

Wesley was preceded in death by his wife, Judy, Nov. 30, 2012; parents, James and Rose Kuboushek; one granddaughter, Isabel Green; one sister in infancy, Dorothy Kuboushek; three brothers-in-law: Robert Mashek, Stanley Mashek and Leonard Mracek; his father and mother-in-law, William and Regina (Shileny) Mashek.