Obituary of David Frederick Bubke

Services have been changed.Visitation has been canceled.Private Graveside Service to be held at Monument Cemetery, 800 Beacon Lite Road, Monument, Colorado 80132.David F. Bubke, 71, joined his Savior in heaven March 10, 2020.He was born on October 3, 1948 in Vancouver, Washington. David graduated from SDSU with a Masters in Electrical Engineering. He and his wife, Margaret, raised their children in Centennial, Colorado and retired in Monument, Colorado in 2016.His great loves were God, travel, the outdoors, sailing and his family (whom he bragged about to everyone he met). He had a life-long love of space and secured his dream job at Lockheed Martin where he worked as an electrical engineer. His last project landed a spacecraft on Mars.David was a man of God and was training to become an elder at Cathedral Rock Church in Monument.He was passionate about training young people, volunteering with both the Boy Scouts of America and with the youth group at Rocky Mountain Community Church.David is survived by his wife of thirty-five years, Margaret M. Bubke; his four children, Alethea, Sarah, Matthew and Gabrielle (Bubke) Barrett; sister, Sharon (Bubke) Fuller; and brother, Dan. Events Visitation Wednesday, March 18, 2020 5:00PM - 8:00PM The Springs Funeral Services - North 6575 Oakwood Blvd. Colorado Springs, CO 80923 Phone: 719-207-8611 Graveside Thursday, March 19, 2020 11:00AM Monument Cemetery 800 Beacon Lite Road Monument, CO 80132 Phone: 719-328-1793 Final Resting Place Monument Cemetery 800 Beacon Lite Road Monument, CO 80132