Kenneth W. Shubert

May 27, 1934 - March 17, 2021

Kenneth Shubert, 86 Kearney resident Kenneth Shubert, 86 of Kearney passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at Kearney Regional Medical Center in Kearney, NE. Funeral services will be 10:30 Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at First Baptist Church in Kearney with Pastor Sean Dougherty officiating. Interment will follow at Kearney Cemetery. Visitation will be 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday, March 22, 2021 at O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney. Memorials are suggested to the family for future designation. Condolences may be shared online at www.osrfh.com. Services are entrusted to O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral and Cremation Services. Kenneth was born the 2nd child of 5 children to Clarence and Verna (Cox) Shubert in Elm Creek, NE. He attended a country school north of Elm Creek, Dist. 86, for his elementary years and then graduated with the class of 1952 from Elm Creek Public School. When Kenny was 7 years old he contracted Polio and spent most of his summer in the hospital in Lincoln, NE. With his mother and grandmother willfully doing physical therapy by wrapping his legs in warm wool blankets twice daily for weeks Kenny was able to walk on his own his entire life with no leg braces. After his graduation, Kenny farmed with his dad and worked at the Elm Creek Farm and Home Feed Store. Later he became the manager at the Elm Creek Co op Equity. He said his favorite task while working there was merchandising grain. After leaving Co op Kenny was a hired hand for many area farmers. Doing spring field work, to helping with harvest. He loved to help get the crop in and out of the ground. On September 22, 1957 he married Helen Ludwig, to this union 2 children were born, Stuart Shubert and Robin Florell, and 6 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren. Kenny’s favorites were fishing, from South Dakota, Lake McConaughy to Harlan County Resevoir, he was always ready to go. Most of the fishing stories were very entertaining, especially the two stories with cousin Albin Shubert!! Playing pitch, drinking coffee and playing Wa-Hoo marbles with his grandkids were his favorite pastimes as well. Kenny spent a lot of time at his woodworking table making and painting cut-out characters and little birdhouses for his grandkids. The Herbie Husker cut-out is their all time favorite!! Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Helen Shubert of Kearney; son, Stuart (Hayley) Shubert of North Platte, NE; daughter, Robin (Kelly) Florell of Funk, NE; six grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; brother, Jack Shubert of Elm Creek; brother-in-law, Ron Smith of Grand Island; sister-in-law, Phyllis Shubert of Elm Creek; as well as several nieces, nephews, and extended family and friends. Kenneth was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Richard and Dean Shubert; sister, Sharon Smith; sister-in-law, Jane Shubert.