It is with deep regret that we announce the passing of Arden Shubert. Arden was an active society member and we extend our deepest sympathy to his wife Esther and family.
Obituary
Arden Royce Shubert died April 27, 2010, his aspirations snuffed by a rare form of pulmonary fibrosis.
He was born July 12, 1943, the youngest of seven sons of Dulo H (Duke) and Ruth Bailey Shubert, Goshen County, Wyo. homesteaders. He enjoyed life and shared years of travel and adventure with his best friend, life partner and wife, anthropologist Esther Pressel.
Arden graduated from Huntley School and the University of Wyoming. During his college years he worked several summers for the National Park Service in Grand Teton National Park. That became his special place. He volunteered for the Draft and his only duty assignment was battalion clerk, 1st Bn, 8th Artillery, 25th Infantry Division, US Army.
His first job of choice was factory product and service representative for Massey Ferguson, Inc. at that time a leading world-wide manufacturer of farm, industrial, and utility equipment. Arden’s territory was southern New England and the NYC area. He left that job when it became necessary to return to Wyoming to assist in the care of his widowed mother. Employment opportunities were limited so several brothers bought a Cheyenne salvage business. Arden learned recycling and it became his occupation for 30 years. After retirement he prosecuted and was granted two US patents.
He is survived by his wife, Esther, and brothers Paul of Santa Rosa, Calif., Roland (Jan) of Herndon, Va., Mark (Jackie) of Cheyenne, Wyo., Wendell (Sally) of Fort Wayne, Ind., Bruce (Mary Ann) of Selkirk, N.Y., and their families including eleven nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother Virgil.
He enjoyed community and friendship at Inventors’ Roundtable, the DaVinci Institute, Front Range Forum, Foothills Unitarian Church, and the Sheely neighborhood.
His body was pledged for recycling.
A service in celebration of Arden’s life will be held at 2 p.m., Friday, May 14, 2010 at Foothills Unitarian Church, 1815 Yorktown Ave., Ft. Collins.
