Durbala, Thomas L. – d. 2010

BALDUS, BINS, BORNHAUSEN, DURBALA, FISHER, HOLLINRAKE, MCDERMOTT

Posted By: JCGS Volunteer
Date: 5/22/2010 at 21:15:50

Thomas L. Durbala of Newton died Tuesday, May 18, 2010. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 22, 2010, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Newton. Interment will be at the Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery in Newton.
Friends may call after 4 p.m. Friday, May 21, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home where the family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. The Rosary will be said at 8 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that you give memorials to your favorite charity. Memorials may be left at the funeral home or at the church on the morning of the service.
On July 7, 1962, Thomas was united in marriage with Margaret McDermott of Mingo. Survivors include his wife Margaret; daughter and son-in-law, Denise and Bill Bornhausen and granddaughter, Katarina of Minneapolis, Minnesota; son and daughter-in-law, Matthew and Kelly Durbala and grandchildren, Natasha, Dominic, Benjamin and Abigail of Elburn, Illinois; and son and daughter-in-law, Gregory and Tracie Durbala and grandchildren, Aaron and Emily of Houston, Texas. He is also survived by two brothers, Robert (Sue) Durbala of Newton and Marion Durbala of Cedar Falls, and three sisters, Margaret (Michael) Fisher of St. Joseph, Missouri, Patricia (Norman) Baldus of Ames and Jean (Joe) Hollinrake of Albia.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Margaret (Bins) Durbala, and granddaughter, Annalisa Bornhausen.
Thomas was a graduate of Albia High School in 1950. He served in the U.S. Air Force for four years during the Korean War. Thomas retired from the Maytag Company in 1992 as a Machine Repairman with 41.9 years of service. He was a member of the Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Knights of Columbus, American Legion Post 111 and UAW Local 997.
Source: Newton Daily News; Thursday, May 20, 2010