Doris Marie Kubiak

Marie attended schools in Arapaho and Morrison Oklahoma where she was the all-district basketball champion. She had her first child, Connie, when she worked in Morrison at the telephone company that her grandmother owned. She later moved to Oklahoma City and worked for John A. Brown, Southwestern Bell (1954-1963) and Tinker Air Force Base (1965-1990, Retired).

Following her retirement she worked at the Harrah Nursing Center, Enway Trucking, and held various positions including President of the Harrah Special Athletes Association (HSAA). She was passionately involved in many leadership and community events, and enjoyed several activities, including coaching her granddaughters youth basketball team, cooking, hosting family reunions, planning sister trips, bird watching, crocheting, playing cards, making her famous cinnamon candy, Special Olympics, and preparing holiday meals, including everyone’s favorite homemade noodles. She also enjoyed reading books to all of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Marie was many things to many people: a daughter, a sister, a mother, an aunt, a Grandma, Gee Gee, and a friend. She leaves a legacy of recipes along with so many happy memories. She has been, and will always be, the strength, the roots, and the glue of our family. Each day that passes we will celebrate her life.

She was preceded in death by her mother and daddy, Opal & Roy Gadberry; father, Lewis Perry; daughter Connie Marie; daughter-in-law, Heidi Reneé; brothers, Marvin and Cleon Perry; sisters, Roylene, Polly, & Junie; and brother-in-law, James. Marie is survived by her children, Kerri Jo Kubiak of the home; Charles Allen and Kathy Link of Shidler, OK; Cookie Lane of Harrah, OK; Susan and Mike Jorski of Harrah, OK; Sandra and Gary Mainord of Bowlegs, OK; and Kyle and Stacy Kubiak of Harrah, OK. She is also survived by her 18 grandchildren: Christie Marie, Kimberly Dawn, Joshua Mark, Charles Edwin, Kelli Lynn and spouse Garrett, Eric Duane, Lisa Marie, Kevin Wayne, Tara DeAnn, Richard Alan, Keisha Ginnette, Tarah Diane, Nikki Lynn, Morghan Brian, Colton Andrew, Madilyn Reneé, and Savanna Marie; her honorary grandchildren: Christoph, Jessica, Sam, and Charlotte; her 17 great-grandchildren: Jake E. Alan, Joshlynn Eryn, Maranda Louise, Marcus Conrad, Kaylynn Elaine, Wade Allen and baby Johnson, Brandon Lee, Madison Nichole, Katelyn Marie, Austin Mathias, Alex James, Toby Wayne, Mason Lemar, Carlos James, Ryley Wayne, and Jordan Wyatt; her brother J. C. and his wife Ruthie Gadberry; her two sisters-in-law, Evelyne Wise and Virginia Perry; her two brothers-in-law, Kent Malone and David and his wife Virginia Kubiak; and a number of nieces and nephews she loved dearly.

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 16, 2015 at Bill Eisenhour Northeast Chapel, 8805 NE 23rd St., Oklahoma City, OK, 73141. The burial will follow at The Dale Cemetery in Dale, Oklahoma.

Family requests any memorial contributions be sent to:

Attention: Ramona Brotherton

Harrah Special Athletes Association

P.O. Box 47

Harrah, OK 73045