Eugene George Schaub

HOFF FUNERAL AND CREMATION SERVICE - HANSEN GOODVIEW CHAPEL 507-452-4241 BUFFALO CITY, Wis - Eugene George Schaub, 82, of Buffalo City, Wis. died peacefully at his home on Thursday, June 24, following a long battle with cancer. He was born on August 21, 1927, in Buffalo County, Wis. to Roswell and Rose (Plank) Schaub. Eugene honorably served his country in the U.S. Army with the rank of Sgt. ER (Enlisted Reserve) during the Korean Conflict. He was then employed by Marigold Dairy in Winona, Minn. for four years. He married JoAnne A. Jung on September 28, 1954. They were happily married for 55 years. Eugene attended Cream Elementary School in Cream, Wis. and later graduated from Alma High School. He and his wife started farming in Cream, where they farmed for 23 years. Eugene was later employed by Cochrane Fountain City School as a bus driver and janitor for 19 years before his retirement. He will be sadly missed by his loving wife, JoAnne; son, Wayne (Ann) Schaub of Alma, Wis.; daughter, Sharon (Dennis) Kennebeck of Buffalo City; granddaughter, Sarah Schaub of Fond du Lac, Wis.; and a brother Stanley Schaub of Rochester, Minn. He was preceded in death by his parents; son, Warren Allen Schaub; sister, Adeline Dorothy Schaub; and brother, Glenn Willard Schaub. There will be a memorial service at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 29, at Hoff Funeral and Cremation Service - Hansen Goodview Chapel in Goodview, Minn. with Chaplain Tom Schoen officiating. A private burial service will be held at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery in Cream, Wis. at a later date. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Tuesday. Please leave a memory of Eugene, sign his online guestbook and view his tribute video when it becomes available online at www.hofffuneral.com
Tribute video can be found at: videos.lifetributes.com/146847