Gubbels, Brett Nicholas (1989 - 2024)

GUBBELS, KRUSE, NIELAND, GRAMOWSKI, STEPHANY

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 3/23/2024 at 15:30:24

Name of deceased: Brett Nicholas Gubbels

Aged: 34 yrs, 3 mo, 5 days

Residence: Westphalia, Shelby County, IA

Born: Nov. 22, 1989; location not provided

Died: Feb. 27, 2024; location not provided

Funeral services: Mass of Christian Burial: Saturday, March 2, 2024; St. Boniface Catholic Church, Westphalia, IA; burial was in St. Boniface Cemetery, Westphalia, IA

Survived by: Parents, Glen and Sharon Gubbels; sister, Samantha Kruse (spouse, Kevin); niece and nephew, Quinn and Harrison; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Grandparents, Norman and Gladys Nieland and Herbert and Lorena Gubbels; cousin, Megan Gramowski; uncle, Eddie Stephany

Education: Began school at Shelby County Catholic School, Panama, IA and then Earling. He graduated from Harlan (IA) High School with the Class of 2008. He then attended Western Community College, Council Bluffs, IA, taking construction and then, eventually, farming classes, graduating out of both programs.

Religious affiliation: Baptized at St. Boniface Catholic Church, Westphalia, IA

Military service: no information provided

Marriage: no information provided

Employment: Brett began mowing lawns for income when he was young, and then spent many years at Schechinger Seed Company; next, he went to drive for another farmer, eventually deciding to start his own business; in 2021, he bought his Peterbilt semi and formed Brett Gubbels Trucking.

Hobbies/Interests: Loved baseball and farming with his dad, especially when hauling and driving the combine; loved to hunt deer and coyotes; loved to sing, be with his besties, grill especially great wings; also enjoyed trips taken with family to the Ozarks and Emmetsburg and had special memories of the trip he took to Colorado, 4-wheeling; mostly, he loved the drive and his trucking company.

Sources: kjan.com; pauleyjones.com