QUINEBAUG, CT – Gary E. Wrubleski, 56, died peacefully Saturday, July 5, 2014 at his home.
He leaves his wife of 25 years, Ella Ruth M. (Hutton) Wrubleski; 2 daughters, Ariella M. Wrubleski and Briana C. Wrubleski, both of Quinebaug; a brother, Brian P. Wrubleski of Cooperstown, NY; twin sisters, Denise T. Wrubleski of Cooperstown, NY and Debra A. DePaul of Jaffrey, NH; his mother-in-law, Pearl E. (Chapin) Hutton of Dudley, MA; an aunt, Theresa M. Brodeur of Putnam; nephews and nieces. He was preceded in death by a sister-in-law, Maryellen Wrubleski, last December. He also leaves his dog Coco.
Born in Webster and raised in Dudley, he was the son of Bronislaus P. “Ben” Wrubleski and Dorothy R. “Dolly” (Sledrick) Wrubleski. He graduated from Shepherd Hill Regional High School in 1976, where he played on the varsity football team. He earned a BA Degree in Agriculture from UMass Amherst in 1980. He later completed the courses to become a registered nurse at Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester. He moved to Quinebaug when he married in 1989.
Mr. Wrubleski first worked as an arborist in Reno and in Hawaii. For several years, he was a paramedic for the Webster EMS and then a nurse at Harrington Memorial, Hubbard Regional and Day Kimball Hospitals. He was employed at a group home in Charlton by the DMR. He also taught CPR courses to firefighters and to professionals in the medical field.
Gary belonged to the the Dudley Fire Department in his youth and then to the Quinebaug Volunteer Fire Department for the last 25 years. He was a member of the Valley Springs Sportsman’s Club in N. Grosvenordale: he enjoyed hunting, fishing and the outdoors. He was a member of St. Anthony of Padua Church in Dudley. Affectionately known as “gasser” and “the big buck,” his greatest treasures were his family and community.
The funeral will be held at 1:30 PM Wednesday, July 16, in St. Anthony of Padua Church, 24 Dudley Hill Road, Dudley. Inurnment will be in the columbarium at St. Joseph Garden of Peace, Webster. Calling hours will be held from 4:00 to 8:00 PM on Tuesday, July 15, in the Quinebaug Volunteer Fire Dept. Hall, 720 Quinebaug Road. Donations in his name may be made to either the Quinebaug Volunteer Fire Dept., PO Box 144, Quinebaug, CT 06262 or to the Dudley Conservation Land Trust, PO Box 17, Dudley, MA 01571. Arrangements are under the direction of Sitkowski & Malboeuf Funeral Home, 340 School St., Webster, MA.