Van Doubek

PRATT - Van Doubek, 80, died Jan. 8, 2005, at Pratt Regional Medical Center.

He was born July 29, 1924, at Coats, the son of Van and Fannie V. Street Doubek. He graduated from Coats High School. He worked for Lion Oil Co. and later owned Doubek Monument Co. After his retirement, he was active with RSVP as a bus driver.

He was a U.S. Army Air Corp veteran of World War II, serving as sergeant with the 509th Composite Group under Col. Paul V. Tibbetts in the Pacific Theater.

He belonged to Kilwinning Lodge No. 265 and was a past grand master, receiving his 50-year pin in 2004.

On June 4, 1949, he married Ellen Louise Hamar at Pratt. She died Sept. 29, 1994.

Survivors include: a son, Robert Van, Denver; two daughters, Nora Jean Shorock, Great Bend, and Carol Ann Lewis, Castle Rock, Colo.; three brothers, Doyle, Bella Vista, Ark., Dr. Herbert Dale, Belleville, and Edwin, Hoisington; three grandsons; and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church, Pratt, with the Rev. Kendal Utt presiding. Visitation will be from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday at Larrison Mortuary, Pratt. Interment will be in Greenlawn Cemetery, Pratt, with Masonic rites and military honors by U.S. Army, Fort Riley.

Memorials may be sent to American Red Cross, in care of the mortuary.