Dudley Robert Wilber

Dudley Wilber, 93, of Carson, IA, passed away on August 4, 2016 at the Jennie Edmundson Memorial Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA.

Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 13, 2016 at the Loess Hills Funeral Home in Carson. Private burial to be held at a later date. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Friday, August 12, 2016 at the funeral home with Masonic Rites starting at 6:45 p.m.

Memorials: Directed to the family

Dudley Robert Wilber, one of five children of Effie (Smith) and Glen Wilber, was born on November 22, 1922, in Carson, Pottawattamie County, Iowa. He passed away on August 4, 2016, at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, Iowa, at the age of 93. Dudley grew up in the Carson area and graduated in the class of 1940 from Carson High School. He worked in California for a year in a Douglas bomber plant before enlisting in the Army Air Corps.

On December 6, 1942, Dud married his high school sweetheart, Shirley J. Peterson in Omaha, Nebraska. During World War II, he became a pilot of B17 and B29 bombers. After the war, he returned to the Carson area to farm while serving in Active Army Reserves, completing his years of service in 1961 with the rank of Captain. As a community leader, Dudley served on the Carson-Macedonia School Board, was Mayor of Carson, and served on the Pottawattamie County Board of Review for many years. Throughout his life he farmed, did carpenter work, and managed the Oakland Lumber Yard. Dudley and Shirley owned and operated the D & S Trading Post, a combination general store, hardware store, and soda fountain. Dudley worked with his son, Bob, in the construction and real estate development company, R & D Ventures.

Dud and Shirley were members of the Community of Christ Church in Carson. He was a member of the Masons, Shriners, and American Legion. Dud's greatest joy was spending time with his family.

Dudley was preceded in death by his parents, siblings, and his loving wife Shirley. He is survived by his daughter, Diana, and husband John Prigge, of Des Moines; son, Bob, and wife Colleen, of Macedonia; 5 grandchildren: Dave Shidler, Matt Wilber, and wife, Lisa; Collette Kono and husband Dana; Tara Wang and husband Ed; Mark Prigge and wife Tina; 12 great grandchildren; brother-in-law Jack Fox; sisters-in-law, Gloria Peterson and Virginia Knudsen; other relatives and many friends.