Verona Bubak

Verona Lea Boger Bubak, 84, died Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024.

She was born to Albert and Hazel Boger on Oct. 12, 1939, in Plentywood. She grew up in Froid and attended Froid High School before meeting Leonard Bubak. The two were married on June 15, 1958, in Froid at Grandview Church of the Brethren. Their loving marriage of 58 years until Leonard's death in 2016 was the foundation behind their numerous relationships with family, friends, neighbors, coworkers, fellow volunteers and church members.

They raised two sons in Billings and cherished their many visits with their three grandchildren and daughters- in-law. Together, they volunteered at St. Vincent's Hospital and served at First Christian Church in Billings for decades. She taught Sunday school for many years and contributed to various church committees.

After graduating from Froid High School, she attended business school in Minot, N.D. She and Leonard lived in several states in the northwest before settling down in Billings in 1967. She was known as a loving neighbor who helped others any way she could, whether by offering an encouraging word, spending time with an ailing friend or sharing sweet treats that she had baked. She was well known by children and parents in the Billings Heights community from her decades working as the Bitterroot Elementary School secretary from 1972 to 1999.

This past May, she moved to Birmingham, Ala., to live near her younger son.

A memorial gathering with family and friends will be held at a later date in Billings and Froid.