Obituary of Dr. John C. Stubenbord

STUBENBORD - John C., MD
Of East Aurora, NY, suddenly, October 23, 2017 at age 70. Beloved husband of Becky (Smith) Stubenbord; dearest father of Joseph (Maile) Maguadog, Derek (Sun Wei "Viv"), Jess, Wesley (Kaitlyn Duthie) and Ian Stubenbord; grandfather of Aisaiah and Kohana Maguadog; son of the late Dr. Jess and Margaret (Newdick) Stubenbord; brother of Jess (Anne Mary) and the late Gillian Stubenbord Harkness; survived by brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law; also survived by nieces, nephews, cousins and many friends. No prior visitation. Family and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Service at Nativity Lutheran Church, 970 East Main St., East Aurora, NY, Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 3 PM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Shriners Hospitals for Children (1-855-401-4897), (shrinershospitalsforchildren.org).

Dr. Stubenbord was a US Air Force veteran, proudly serving with the rank of Major. Dr. Stubenbord was born in Woking, U.K. on November 30, 1946 to Dr. Jess Stubenbord, a U.S. Army surgeon, and Margaret Newdick, a British nurse, who met during WWII. He spent his early childhood in East Aurora, NY, and attended elementary school at Southside. After the death of his father in 1955, his family returned to his mother's hometown of Blakeney, a seaside town on the eastern coast of England. He attended Worksop College on the edge of Sherwood Forest, before returning to the U.S. to study at Canisius College (Class of 1971).

Dr. Stubenbord earned his M.D. at S.U.N.Y. at Buffalo School of Medicine (Class of 1975). He subsequently served as a Captain and was promoted to Major in the U.S. Air Force on the Pacific Island of Guam and was a resident in Family Medicine at Georgetown University. He opened his private practice in internal and family medicine in East Aurora, NY, in 1984, was an attending physician at Buffalo General and Mercy Hospital, and served the community faithfully for 33 years. He fell in love at first sight of his wife, Becky, in 1987, and they married soon after and spent their first two years together waking up to the sound of sheep at Knox Estate.

Dr. Stubenbord was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, the American Gollege of Physicians, and the American Academy of Family Medicine, in addition to being a Shriner and a Freemason. He was known for his kindness, warmth, and his ability to listen to those in need; most of all, he loved spending time with his family, traveling, taking long walks in Emory Park, and enjoying the occasional marmite or open-faced sandwich. He will be dearly missed by his family, friends, and patients. Arrangements made by: ERIE COUNTY CREMATION SERVICE, 824-6435, 873 Abbott Rd., Buffalo, NY 14220. Please share your online condolences at: www.ERIECOUNTYCREMATIONSERVICE.com