Arleen Kruback

Arleen Kruback, age 64, of Aurora, died Friday, December 25, 2009 at St. Francis Medical Center in Grand Island.

A Funeral Service will be held 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, December 30th at Higby-McQuiston Chapel. Visitation will be from 4 – 8 P.M. Tuesday at Higby-McQuiston Mortuary in Aurora. Condolences may be e-mailed to the family through the mortuary website at www.higbymortuary.com.

OBITUARY: ARLEEN KRUBACK

Arleen Dorothy Kruback, the daughter of Arthur and Dorothy (Dehmel) Zier, was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey on September 21, 1945 and died in Grand Island, Nebraska on December 25, 2009, at the age of 64.

She grew up in Elizabeth, New Jersey and the family moved to Cranford, New Jersey, where she graduated from Cranford High School in 1963. Arleen went on to school to become a LPN, later she received her Assoiciates Degree from Middlesex College to become a Registered Nurse. She worked the night shift at Rahway Hospital in Rahway, New Jersey for many years. In 1977, she moved to Toms River, New Jersey to work at Community Memorial Hospital in the Recovery Room. In 1984 Arleen moved to Golden, Colorado, where she worked at Lutheran Medical Center, Denver General Hospital and Kaiser Permanente, from which she retired in 2006 to move to Aurora to be near her family. In Aurora she worked at Memorial Health Clinic and St. Francis Medical Center, where she was one of the initial nurses on the newly built Rehabilitation Unit. Arleen was a devoted nurse, who gave exceptional care to all of her patients.

Arleen was united in marriage to Eugene Kruback on June 1, 1989 in Lakewood, Colorado.

Arleen loved to travel, go on cruises and go shopping. In her younger days Arleen enjoyed dancing, skiing and bowling. Her greatest love was cooking. Arleen always brought her wonderful creations to share with family, friends and co-workers. Arleen also loved taking care of her three dogs, which she treated like her children.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Eugene Kruback of Aurora; daughter, Marlene (Greg) Markham of Aurora; granddaughter, Elizabeth Zier of Aurora; brother, Arthur Zier of Arkville, New York; several aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.