TRUDI DUBS passed away Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008,

after a courageous battle with thyroid cancer. She was born in Zurich, Switzerland on Nov. 17, 1927 to Eugen and Christine (Steiner) Baumgartner. Trudi became a seamstress after completing high school.

On Aug. 7, 1952, Trudy married Louis Dubs and they moved to Genoa, Nebraska. Not long after that they moved to St. Edward, Neb., and were engaged in farming. Along with helping with the family farming operation, Trudi also owned a bridal store during most of the 1970s, and 1980s in nearby Albion, Neb.

She was involved in many civic organizations.

She was a member of the local school board and served as president of the Albion Chamber of Commerce.

In 1990, Trudi began to winter in Green Valley and by 1997, she became a full-time resident. While in Green Valley she was involved with SAV, White Elephant, Friends of Madera Canyon and the Animal League.

Trudi was survived in death by her daughter Christine Dubs of Tucson and her two sons, Louis Dubs, his wife Kathy and their two daughters Katrina and Allison of Billings, Mont., and Fred Dubs of Westport, New Zealand.

Trudi was preceded in death by her husband Louis Dubs and her brother Heinz Baumgartner.

In lou of flowers, donations can be made to Friends of Madera Canyon, P.O. Box 1203, Green Valley, AZ, 85622, in Trudi’s honor.