Milbert Huber Obituary (1928

Milbert (Tony) Walter Huber, 83, of Yakima, WA died Thursday evening, September 29, in Memorial Hospital, Yakima, WA. Milbert was born Feb 15, 1928 in Zeeland, ND, the son of Jacob and Emma (Pfeifer) Huber. He was raised on the family farm and educated through high school in Zeeland, ND. He was baptized and confirmed in the Zion Lutheran Church in Zeeland. After high school, the entire family including Milbert moved and worked on the family farm in Faulkton, SD. He enlisted in the Air Force in Dec 1948 and served during the Korean War period. He completed electronics and radar school in the Air Force and served at radar sites in Greenland, Newfoundland, and the Azores Islands. Following his honorable discharge in Dec 1952, he lived in Big Bend, ND and worked on the Garrison Dam. He received a certificate of honor from the state of South Dakota for service in the military during the Korean War period. He worked as an ironworker the rest of his life throughout all of the mountain and pacific coast states. He was a lifetime member of the Bridge, Structural, and Ornamental Ironworkers Union and received a 55-year lifetime membership award in 2011 from the Spokane Local Union No. 14. Milbert never married. In his earlier years, he remodeled his mothers house, and his hobbies included playing the guitar and working on electronics at home. Survivors include one brother Harlan of Yakima, six nephews Larry, Douglas, Bradley, and Barry of Yakima, Ray and Jake of Reno, NV; three nieces Roxanne of Reno, NV, Kerri in Nebraska, and Terry of Phoenix, AZ. His parents, one sister Laverne Huber, and two brothers Raymond and Herbert Huber preceded him in death. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Oct 7 at Shaw & Sons Funeral Chapel. Burial will be in Terrace Heights Memorial Park. The family suggests memorials be made to Humane Society Shelter of Yakima.