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Aberdeen: The graveside service for Roland Herman Kuebler, 87, of Aberdeen will be 3 p.m. Thursday at North Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Mandan, N.D.
Roland died Monday, June 28, 2010, at Avera St. Luke's Hospital in Aberdeen.
Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St., is in charge of arrangements.
Roland Herman Kuebler was born May 5, 1923, in Carson, N.D., to Alexander and Beatta (Grosz) Kuebler. When Roland was a young child, his family moved to Mott, N.D., and he began attending school. Roland graduated from Mott High School, where he had been active in basketball and football. Shortly after high school, Roland moved to Seattle, Wash., where he worked in shipyards.
On Feb. 8, 1943, Roland married Norma Gifford in Seattle. He entered the U.S. Navy and was stationed in England, where he tested depth charges. In 1959, they moved back to Mott, and Roland worked at Mott Motor Company until 1972. They then moved to Bismarck, N.D., where he worked for Versatile selling farm implements. He was the regional sales representative for all of South Dakota. Roland retired in 1980, and they moved to Mobridge, S.D. In 2005, Roland and Norma moved to Aberdeen due to his health issues.
Roland was a 50-year member of the American Legion. He was also a member of the Masonic Lodge in Mott. Roland was a volunteer fireman. He enjoyed watching sports, especially the Minnesota Twins. He loved to fish and garden and was known for his tomatoes.
Grateful for having shared Roland's life are his wife, Norma Kuebler, of Aberdeen; five children: Judy (James) Peterson of Denver, Colo., Patricia (Carroll) Varns of Hamilton, Ohio, John Kuebler of Hermosa, S.D., Debora (Michael) Panuska of Kankakee, Ill., and Victoria (Wade Lechner) Hayes of Aberdeen; two brothers: Bill (Shirley) Kuebler of Apple Valley, Minn., and Richard (Delain) Kuebler of Fargo, N.D.; 10 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
Roland was preceded in death by his parents, Alexander and Beatta, and one brother, Ernest Kuebler.
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This obituary was originally published in the Aberdeen American News.