Lucille (Kuyper) Kubista

LUCILLE (KUYPER) KUBISTA, age 102 of Waseca, died on Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at Foxdale in Waseca.

Born on December 30, 1920 in Bath Township, Freeborn County, Minnesota, she was the daughter of Alfred and Elnora (Jensen) Christensen.  She graduated from Ellendale high School in 1939.   Lucille was united in marriage to Elmer L. Kuyper and he preceded her in death in 1970.   She later married George Kubista on December 30, 1972.   She worked as a bookkeeper at Kuyper Implement and later Kubista Implement for 35 years.   Lucille was a member of Faith United Methodist Church in Waseca.

She is survived by three children, Stuart (Kathy) Kuyper of Albuquerque, NM, Thomas (Karen) Kuyper of Waseca, and Mary (Louis) Born of Winona; five grandchildren, Charity, Michael, Lisa, Justin and Shannon; and eight great grandchildren, Aiden, Ava, Gracie, Finnegan, Addie, Sullivan, Bryce, and Connelly.   She is also survived by one step-daughter, Brenda (Tom) Marzinske and several step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren.   She was preceded in death by her parents; both husbands; brothers, Virgil (Orla) Christensen, LaVerne Christensen, and Marlin Christensen; sister, Eleanor (Calverley) Leiser; and infant grandson.