Obituaries

Carl Bernard Luebker

Carl Bernard Luebker, 79, of Stuttgart came in on a broom and went out with a bang. Carl was born Oct. 31, 1936, in Stuttgart and passed away Monday, July 4, 2016, at Arkansas Hospice in Little Rock. He was a retired land leveler and member of Holy Rosary Catholic Church. Carl was a lover of the land, an avid hunter (from his truck) who was known for his marksmanship and the all-time storyteller. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Sheila Davis; parents, Bernard and Mildred Zimmerman Luebker; brother, Robert Berg; and sisters, Rita Roller, Teresa Shultz and Margaret Ann Pitts. Survivors are daughters, Carla Eckelhoff (Louis) of Cabot, Kim Maier (Mark) of Stuttgart and Shelly Calhoun of Little Rock; brothers, William Berg Jr. and Herman, Joe and Tom Luebker; sisters, Christina Yurkovich, Mary Grace Shelton, Rozann McKinney and Mitzi Kelly; nine grandchildren, Taylor Krisell, Megan Chambers, Jeremy Wilcox, Madison Gill, Macey Shock, William Dewberry, Caleb Branscum, Marlee Maier and Meredith Maier; and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral mass, officiated by Father Clayton Gould, will be said at 10 a.m. Friday at Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Stuttgart with burial following in Holy Rosary Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. Thursday at Turpin Funeral Home with rosary following at 7 p.m. His family request memorials to Holy Rosary Catholic Church, 1815 S. Prairie, or Holy Rosary Catholic School, 920 W. 19th St. Please go to www.turpin-co.com to sign the online guestbook.

Published July 6, 2016

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