VIRGIL M. BUBOLTZ

Virgil M. Buboltz

December 15, 1938-October 25, 2021

Virgil M. Buboltz, age 82, of Hutchinson, MN formerly rural Hector, MN, passed away on Monday, October 25, 2021, at the Buffalo Lake Healthcare Center.

Funeral Service was held on Saturday, October 30, 2021, at Emanuel Lutheran Church in Wellington Township, MN with interment in the church cemetery.

Virgil Maynard Buboltz was born on December 15, 1938, in New Ulm, MN. He was the son of Harry and LaVerna (Kiecker) Buboltz. Virgil was baptized as an infant and later confirmed in his faith as a youth on March 29, 1953, both at St. John Lutheran Church in Fairfax, MN. He attended Country School District 83 and was a graduate with the Hector High School class of 1956.

Virgil entered active military duty in the United States Navy on January 28, 1957, in Minneapolis, MN. He served as an Aviation Metal Smith and was honorably discharged on January 27, 1959, at Quonset Point, Rhode Island. Virgil achieved the rank of Aviation Structural Mechanic Third Class.

On June 25, 1961, Virgil was united in marriage to Judith Tews at Peace Lutheran Church in Hutchinson. This marriage was blessed with four sons, Stephen, Randy, Douglas, and Michael. Virgil and Judith resided and farmed in Martinsburg Township, MN. They then moved to Hutchinson in 2005. They shared 60 years of marriage.

Virgil enjoyed many trips to the lake cabin in Spicer, MN, Canada trips with the H.C.P. Board, and the six years going to the Lake of the Woods with his sons, grandsons, and brother in late fall. He also enjoyed traveling to Hawaii and  Europe, wintering in Arizona, and skiing in West Colorado.

He was a longtime member and past chairman of the Emanuel Lutheran Church in Wellington Township. Virgil also served as the director of the Fairfax Farmers Elevator for ten years and was a Charter Member and Director of Heartland Corn Product in Winthrop for 15 years.

Virgil is survived by his wife, Judith Buboltz of Hutchinson, MN; children, Randy Buboltz and his wife, Sara, of Hector, MN, Douglas Buboltz and his wife, Amy, of Hector, MN, Michael Buboltz and his wife, Lindsey, of Spicer, MN; grandchildren, Justin Buboltz, Samuel Buboltz and his wife, Lacy, Isaac Buboltz and his wife, Jennifer, Connor Buboltz, Katherine Buboltz, Isabel Buboltz, Addison Buboltz, Alivia Buboltz, Aubree Buboltz; great-grandchildren, Veda Buboltz, Waylon Buboltz, Leyla Buboltz, Beckham Buboltz; brother, Eugene Buboltz and his wife, Carol, of Cold Spring, MN; sisters, Corrine Kiczenski and her husband, Ron, of CA, Jolene Elbert and her husband, Blaine, of Miltona, MN; many other relatives and friends.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Harry and LaVerna Buboltz; son, Stephen V. Buboltz.

Arrangements by the Dobratz-Hantge Funeral Chapel in Hutchinson. Online Obituaries and Guest Book available at www.hantge.com.