Roxanne Jean Hubble

Roxanne Hubble was born on June 14, 1971 to Robert and Roberta Wilson. Right away she established herself as that special child and dominated the house. Her older brother and sister, Rick and Rhonda, both agreed that as the new favorite, she could do no wrong in their parents’ eyes. Growing up she enjoyed camping, gymnastics and sneaking out of the house. She would leave her mother a note on the bed, just in case her mother checked. When she was 17 she applied for a job at Nick’s pizza in Haslett. The man hiring her, Bob Hubble, would become her husband. While they didn’t date right away, after a year of working together they quickly became inseparable. They dated for 8 years before marrying on September 6, 1997.

Roxanne and Bob worked hard to get their start. Roxanne put herself through school at Lansing Community College and then Michigan State University to become an elementary teacher. They had decided not to have children; Rox was engaged with young kids every day at school and Bob was the typical adult adolescent male who was fine without the pressure of raising a family. They had many great adventures as young adults. They rode their motorcycle all around the state, went camping, hiking, spent time with friends and families and enjoyed each other. The day after Roxanne’s surprise 30th birthday party, she told Bob that she thought she wanted to have children after all. As established very early in life, she was in charge. A little more than a year later Seth was born. Four years after that came Allison. Roxanne was a natural mom. Right from the start she had a calm, nurturing approach to raising their children - at least until her patience was exceeded. Once that happened, as Allison is fond of saying, “Mom can be a little scary.” She was so very proud of both Seth and Allison and the good man and woman they have become. Seth is about to graduate from MSU and Allison has her senior year ahead of her and wants to become a teacher like her mom.

As with most families, they had some epic and some not so epic adventures. Through it all, Rox was always there for them. Whether it was dance with Allison or hockey with Seth or even still the occasional motorcycle ride with Bob, she was engaged. She loved hanging out with friends and family, especially her sister Rhonda. However, she was an introvert at heart so when social time was over, it was time to go.

In 2015 Roxanne was diagnosed with Stage 4 Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor, GIST. She began what would be 10 years of treatment using oral chemotherapy. She progressed through a series of drugs, each one bringing more side effects. She continued to develop complications that required more drugs. Through it all she never complained.

She continued to live life to the fullest. She loved taking road trips with her sister from another mother, Amy. If you are friends with Rox on Facebook or Instagram you will see many of the pictures she took on their many road trips. Rox loved hunting down lighthouses, waterfalls, and a good lunch. She loved weekends at the campground with Allison, watching Seth play hockey and working with kids and her team at Windemere Park, continuing as a paraprofessional up until a couple of months ago when she physically had to stop.

The other thing she loved was MSU hockey. She was introduced to the game shortly after befriending her new neighbors, Chris and Angela. What started as an opportunity to get a sitter and share a night out with friends became an obsession. She and Bob had season tickets for many years until Seth’s travel hockey schedule made it hard to get to many of the games. However, once Seth finished his youth hockey career Rox was excited about returning to Munn Ice Arena. Rox and Bob were able to get their old seats back and once again enjoyed being at the rink with Chris and Angela. Roxanne always knew the new players’ first names, read all the MSU hockey news and followed the coaches closely. She convinced Bob that a 1 month streaming subscription to a new service to watch that weekend’s away games was less than a ticket to a home game - so really, a good buy. She rarely missed a game and grew to love all college hockey, watching whatever games were on during the weekend.

Sadly, Roxanne lost her long, courageous battle with cancer on May 19, 2025. She passed peacefully surrounded by her family and close friends. Her laughter, positive attitude, warrior spirit, adventurous attitude and loving nature will be missed.

Surviving are her husband, Bob; children, Seth and Allison; mother, Roberta; sisters, Rhonda and Sue (Scott); brother, Rick (Wendi); nieces and nephews, Calvin, Randalyn, Max, Gabbi, Alec, RJ, Caitlyn, Amanda and Matthew. She also leaves behind her sister-in-law, Sheri (Tony) and many friends.

A funeral service will be held at 11:00 am Friday, May 23, 2025 at Gorsline-Runciman Tiffany Chapel, 3232 W. Saginaw Street, Lansing, with visitation from 10:00 am until the time of service. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 4:00 to 8:00 pm Thursday. Casual Michigan State Spartan attire is requested for the Thursday visitation. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are encouraged to GIST Cancer Research Fund or Great Lakes Lighthouse Keepers Association.

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