Funeral services for Fred Laubhan Sr. 83, of Shattuck were at 2 p.m. Thursday in the Congregational Church. The Rev. Floyd Thiesen, pastor of the Follett Congregational Church, officiated. Burial was in the Shattuck Memorial Cemetery, under the direction of the Good Samaritan Funeral service. Fred Laubhan was born on 8 Feb 1892, in Scherbakovka, Russia, to Georg and Margaretha (Brinkman) Laubhan. He came to the U.S. as a teenager. Shortly afterwards he settled in Russell, KS. Later he moved to Denver, Arapahoe, CO. He entered the U.S. Army in 1917 and served overseas during WWI. On 28 Apr 1922, he married Annie Ehrlich in Woodward, OK, and they made their home in Shattuck where he worked as a shoemaker. He was a member of the VFW Post #8812 and the American Legion. Laubhan died on 29 Apr 1975 in the Newman Memorial Hospital.
He is survived by 2 sons: Fred Jr. of Gage, OK; and Harry of Wichita, KS; six grandchildren and 1 gt. grandchild.