William Dunlap Stuber

A memorial service celebrating Bill Stuber’s 95 years of life will take place at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, at First Presbyterian Church in Corvallis. Bill was born in Akron, Ohio, to Harvey and Eva Dunlap Stuber. He received his undergraduate degree in 1942 from Kent State University and a Master’s Degree in Social Work from Case Western Reserve University in 1948. He served in World War II as a U.S. Army Captain in the Medical Administrative Corps, stationed in the Pacific Theater. Bill married Norma Sheer in June of 1948. The couple moved with their three young children from Tiffin, Ohio, to Bellevue, Washington, in 1959; relocated to Lake Oswego in 1970; and to Corvallis in 1992. They were married 51 years, until Norma’s death in September of 1999. Bill spent his professional career with the YMCA. He served as executive director of the Tiffin YMCA, a member of the national board staff in Seattle, deputy executive director of the Seattle Metro YMCA, and president and CEO of the Portland Metropolitan YMCA until his retirement in 1982. After retirement he was a financial development director for Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon and a financial development consultant for United Way of Oregon. An active Rotarian, Bill also served as vice chair of the National Association of Retired YMCA Workers; chairman of the Meridian Park Hospital Foundation; a First Presbyterian Church elder, trustee and committee chair; and a respite and bereavement care volunteer for Benton Hospice Service. Bill loved people of all ages and circumstances, and they loved him back. He could (and did) easily talk to anyone, and was blessed with a remarkable memory for names, faces and significant details in the many lives he touched. He greatly enjoyed the friends he made in the last 15 years as a resident of Stoneybrook Lodge. He was an avid Beaver fan and, above all, was intensely proud and supportive of his family. Survivors include his three children, daughter Sherry Stuber (Keith) of Lake Bay, Washington, son Larry Stuber (Barb) of Corvallis and daughter Linda Lund (Steve) of Junction City; six grandsons, Ryan Tallman (Jen) of Broomfield, Colorado, Brandon Stuber (Julie) of Portland, Aaron Stuber (Allison) of Boulder, Colorado, David Lund (Taryn) of Mercer Island, Washington, Phillip Lund (Sandra) of Taiwan, and Jonathan Lund (Margi) of Portland; and two great-grandchildren, Clara and August Stuber of Portland. He was preceded in death by his wife, Norma; his sister, Betty Shoemaker; and his infant great-granddaughter, Zoey Tallman, in March of this year. Memorial contributions can be made to Benton Hospice Service.

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William Dunlap Stuber

July 10, 1919 - September 17, 2014