Francis Eugene "Gene" Zuber (89) of Newton
Published on March 22 2022 1:45 pm
Mass of Christian Burial celebrating Gene’s life will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 26 at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Newton with Fr. Dean Probst celebrating mass. Burial will be in St. Mary’s Cemetery in Ste. Marie, with full military rites by the Jasper Post #20 American Legion. Visitation will be held 5-7 p.m. Friday, March 25 at the church. In loving memory of Gene, memorials may be made to the St. Thomas Catholic School. Arrangements are under the care of Meyer Funeral Home in Newton. Online condolences may be left by clicking here.
Francis Eugene Zuber, better known as “Gene”, was born July 21, 1932, in Jasper County, the son of Frank A. and Bernadette Marie (Maginn) Zuber. He married Roberta J. “Bertie” Dickerson April 19, 1958, at St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Ste. Marie. He graduated from Newton Community High School with the class of 1950. He served his country as a Sargent in the United States Army, during the Korean War. Gene worked for and later owned B.B. Brummer Wholesale in Newton for 55 years. He was a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in Newton. He was an active in his community as a member of the Knights of Columbus #1704, Jasper Post #20 American Legion, Newton VFW Post #7537 and past alderman for the City of Newton. Gene was an avid St. Louis Cardinals and Fighting Illini fan. He enjoyed playing baseball, fast pitch softball, playing pool, golfing and simply spending time with Bertie, family and friends. When Gene was not playing golf, he was golf ball hunter, he loved finding those that had went astray, if you received a bucket of clean balls, you knew you were special.
He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Roberta Zuber of Newton; children, Kathy (husband Randy) Hatten of Robinson; Rick (wife Joyce) Zuber of Newton and Tony (wife Tammy) Zuber of Newton; grandchildren, Jake Zuber, Danielle Hatten, Carly Hatten, Jessica (husband Jordan) Andruch, Jenna (husband Calvin) Schnabel and Hanna Zuber; great-grandchildren, Peyton, Lily, Katie, Aubrey, Ocean and two on the way; siblings, Ceil (Joe) Shelley of St. Louis, Missouri; Sam Zuber of Ste. Marie, Vinnie (wife June) Zuber of Assumption and Gloria Schwartz of Belleville; sister-in-law, Shirley Zuber of Lebanon; brother-in-law, Dick Dickerson of Newton and special family friends, Kevin and Becky Parker of Newton.
Gene was preceded in death by his parents, brother Charlie Zuber, sister Mary Zuber and Patty Gassman, parents-in-law Roy and Mabel Dickerson, brothers-in-law Chuck Dickerson, Jim Schwartz, Henry Gassman and sister-in-law Linda Zuber.