Sandra L. Bubenzer, Teacher, Traveler and Devoted Church Leader, Dies, 86

A Purdue graduate who taught English and history, served Wisconsin’s environmental work and led church and PEO groups, Bubenzer built a 64-year life with her husband, Gary, and found her favorite home among Green County’s rolling hills.

Todd Klassy
by Todd Klassy
Sandra L. Bubenzer, Teacher, Traveler and Devoted Church Leader, Dies, 86

– Obituary courtesy of Zentner-Beal Funeral Home

Sandra L. (Capehart) Bubenzer, age 86 passed away on Friday, July 10, 2026. She was born April 13, 1940, to Valen and Alatha (Stewart) Capehart on a small farm near Ireland, Indiana. When she was a youngster, her family moved to Plainville, Indiana where she rambled and roamed with her beloved sisters Jane and Deborah. She attended Vincennes and Purdue Universities, and graduated from Purdue with a Bachelor of Arts (English) in 1962. She met future husband Gary Bubenzer at Vincennes U., and they married on a scorching hot June 10, 1962. Over the course of their sixty-four-year journey through life together, they made happy homes in West Lafayette, IN, Urbana, IL, Madison, WI, Moscow, ID, Gainesville, FL, New Glarus, WI and Kyoto, Japan. Sandy taught high school English and history, worked for the Moscow, Idaho School District and the Inland Lake Renewal Division of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. After retirement Sandy and Gary moved to the New Glarus area and enjoyed the flora and fauna of Green County, WI.

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