Friends and family have shared their relationship to show their support.

How do you know Benjamin Brubaker?

Family Friend Work Other

We are sorry for your loss.

Help others honor Benjamin's memory.

Copy

Coping with Grief

We would like to offer our sincere support to anyone coping with grief. Enter your email below for our complimentary daily grief messages. Messages run for up to one year and you can stop at any time. Your email will not be used for any other purpose.

Official Obituary of

Benjamin Brubaker

May 24, 1967 ~ July 1, 2019 (age 52) 52 Years Old

Benjamin Brubaker Obituary

Benjamin Gary Brubaker, 52, Homer City, died unexpectedly of sudden cardiac failure on Monday, July 1, 2019.

The son of Rev. George Gary and Edith Joewan (Lockard) Brubaker, he was born May 24, 1967 in Beckley, WV.

Ben was a graduate of Homer Center High School. He also attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania and earned his Bachelor’s Degree from Thiel College and continued a lifelong study of philosophy. Ben was employed by The Caring Heart, Inc. as a General Manager for 17 years. He founded Lids for Kids which supplied free bicycle helmets to local children. Ben was passionate about books and encouraged others to read. He shared his love for books during his time at Greensburg Barnes & Noble. While there, Ben loved playing characters, such as Hagrid and Santa Claus and was quite convincing.

What am I to say, as his sister, about my deceased brother? A man that I spent my childhood with, got into trouble with and love. It is incredibly unfair that I have to say anything at all because it means that it is final. Ben felt that he had nothing to leave his family. It is true that he did not have tons of worldly goods, but he left a lot of goodness behind. He was a kind man. In fact, he was known for his kindness, unending patience, and optimism. Ben was a wonderful son, brother, uncle and husband. He could make you laugh and was incredibly supportive. I know one thing for sure, I am going to miss him terribly.

Surviving is his mother, Edith Joewan Brubaker, Homer City ; wife, Gretchen (Morris) Brubaker, Homer City; stepchildren, Hayden and Cassandra Michael, both of Homer City and Damian Michael, Rome, NY; sister, Chara Thomas and her husband, Richard, niece, Lauren Thomas, and a nephew, Brennan Thomas, all of New Alexandria, PA; uncles and aunts, Royden Lockard and Joyce Forni of Indiana Pa; Russell and Sondra Lockard of Homer City PA; Roger and Kathy Lute of Northern Cambria PA: Tom and Donna Brubaker of Indiana, PA. Cousins: Richard and Anne Lockard, Minnesota; Jeff Lockard, Homer City; Scott Lockard, Homer City; Heather (Lockard) and Mark Wheeler of Maryland; Jennifer (Lockard) and Dan Kenney of Maryland; Scott and Melaney Brubaker, Home PA; Aaron and Becky Brubaker of Virginia; Jason Brubaker of Vandergrift; Tim Brubaker of York; Lisa Brubaker; and Valerie Gallagher (Brubaker) Willow Street, PA; Helen Henry, Cherry Tree, PA; Christine Henry Payne; Becky Henry; the Watson and Kathryn Campbell family of Blairsville, PA; the James and Mildred George Family of Homer City, PA.

Benjamin was preceded in death by his father, Reverend George Gary Brubaker, Maternal Grandparents Russell T and Nellie (Lockard) Fair, Paternal Grandparents Russell L and Josephine Brubaker, his Uncle Reverend Russell Brubaker and his cousin Richard Lockard.

A memorial will be held at a later date and details will be made available through Facebook.

A Fundly page has been set up on Facebook to help with funeral expenses.

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Benjamin Brubaker, please visit our floral store.