Bubar, Luther J. Sr., 94, Blaine; in Presque Isle, June 15, 2008. Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday, June 18, 2008, at the Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, Presque Isle. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home from 1 p.m. until the time of fellowship in the reception of the funeral home. Interment will be in the Tapley Cemetery in Blaine.
Blaine – Luther J. Bubar, Sr., 94, died June 15, 2008, at his home in Presque Isle. He was born in Blaine February 16, 1914, the son of Bruce and Fannie (Sloat) Bubar.
Luther graduated from ACI in Mars Hill Class of 1932 and later graduated from the Fort Kent Normal School. He married his wife, Ruth (Holbrook) Bubar, February 5, 1943. Luther served in the U.S. Army during WW II. For many years he was a field supervisor for Birds Eye Company. Luther was well known throughout Aroostook County for his singing abilities and was an active member of the Mars Hill and Blaine communities. He and his wife were very familiar figures at the school athletic events and was a strong supporter of the Central Aroostook educational system, serving on the school board and several other related commitees. Luther was a charter member, past president of the Mars Hill Rotary Club and was a Paul Harris Fellow. He was a lifetime member of Aroostook Lodge Chapter #197 A.F. & A.M. in Mars Hill and Pioneer Chapter Order of Eastern Star.
Predeceasing him besides his wife in 2005 was a son, Robert Bruce Bubar; and two sisters, Helma McPherson and Ruth Terrell. He is survived by a son, Luther J. Bubar Jr. and his wife Constance of Presque Isle; a daughter, Rebecca Bubar of Old Town; granddaughters, Jessica Ruffolo of Rhode Island and Angela Somerville of California; great-grand-daughters Morgan Elizabeth and Gwendolyn Thea Ruffolo of Rhode Island; and several nieces and nephews, including special nieces Rita Boulier and Patty Bell.
Funeral services will be conducted 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Duncan-Graves Funeral Home, 30 Church St., Presque Isle with the Rev. Robert Smith officiating. Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home from 1 p.m. until the time of the service. A time of fellowship and refreshments will follow in the reception area of the funeral home. Interment will be in the Tapley Cemetery in Blaine. The family would like to gratefully acknowledge the wonderful care given to Luther by the staff at Leisure Village where he made his home these past few years. In lieu of flowers donations in his memory may be made to the Mars Hill Rotary Club Scholarship Fund, P.O. Box 521, Mars Hill, ME 04758.
