SCHUBERT, Nathan A.

SCHUBERT, WINKLEPLECK, ROBB, HOUSEHOLDER

Posted By: Lynette Edsall (email)
Date: 9/12/2006 at 16:25:19

Nathan A. Schubert

CHEROKEE, Iowa -- Nathan Alan Schubert, 22, of Cherokee died Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2005, in Rutbah, Iraq, from injuries suffered in a helicopter accident.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Washington High School gymnasium in Cherokee, with the Rev. Armand Bertrand officiating. Burial will be in Galva Township Cemetery, Galva, Iowa. Visitation will be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee. Arrangements are under the direction of Greenwood Funeral Home in Cherokee.

Nathan Alan Schubert, the son of Drew Schubert and Cheryl Winklepleck, was born Jan. 27, 1982, in Sioux City. His early childhood years were spent in Cherokee, where he attended grade school and graduated from Washington High School in 2001. Following graduation, he briefly attended Kirkwood College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

In October 2001, he enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps. Following graduation from Camp Pendleton in San Diego, Calif., he was stationed in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. He went to Iraq in November 2004, where he assisted in house raids and the clearing out of Fallujah prior to the elections. He was looking forward to his deployment back to Hawaii on Feb. 4, 2005.

He was an outstanding athlete. During high school he lettered in football, basketball and baseball. He was an avid outdoorsman. He enjoyed pheasant hunting, deer hunting, camping and canoeing. He especially enjoyed spending time with his friends.

On Jan. 26, 2005, he passed away in Rutbah, Iraq, at the age of 22, from injuries suffered in an helicopter accident. He was one day shy of his 23rd birthday. He was among 31 military personnel killed during a sandstorm. The CH-53E Super Stallion was carrying personnel from the 1st Marine Division on a security mission in support of Sunday's election.

Left to cherish his memory include his mother, Cheryl Winklepleck and her fiance, Dale Robb, of Sioux Falls, S.D.; a brother and his wife, Matthew and Julie Schubert of Spencer, Iowa; a sister and her husband, Elizabeth and Heath Householder of Whittemore, Iowa; a niece, Isabella Schubert of Whittemore, Iowa; grandparents, Beryl and Ramona Schubert of rural Galva, Iowa, and Joseph and Beverly Winklepleck of Sioux Falls, S.D.; as well as aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and many friends.

He was preceded in death by his father, Drew Schubert on June 19, 2004; and an aunt, Susie Winklepleck.

Nate was a friend to many and his memory will be cherished forever in the hearts of those he knew. He believed in serving his country and was committed to defending our freedom.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are requested to the Washington High School Athletic Department.