Wilbur Nading
On Valentine’s Day, February 14, 2016 Wilbur Eugene Nading returned to his heavenly home to be reunited with his Lord and his wife, Doris. He died suddenly, in his apartment at Stoney Brook Village in West Union.
Wilbur was born November 6, 1925 to Rupert and Lytle (Steefer) Nading in Littleport, Iowa.
Wilbur’s father died in a farming accident when he was five and his mother remarried Ernie Brockmeyer.
Wilbur was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1945 and served with the 17th infantry. He trained at Fort Snelling and served proudly as a Military Policeman for 18 months in Seoul, South Korea.
On November 16, 1947, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa, Wilbur was united in marriage with Doris Schmidtke of Oelwein, Iowa. God blessed this union with three children.