Laura L. McBride was born on July 16, 1923, at home on Wilson Lane in Ogden, Utah to John E. and Rose Wilson Spiers. She departed this life on February, 5, 2016 in Mullen, Nebraska at the Pioneer Memorial Rest Home at the age of 92.
In 1942 she married Stanley Unck and to this union a daughter, Tamra was born. On January 16, 1946 she married Ernest (Mac) McBride in Elko, Nevada. They later established their home in Broken Bow, Nebraska. A daughter, Trudie was born in 19512 and a daughter Jodi was born in 1957.
She attended Weber High School in Ogden graduating in 1941. She was then a student at the Chicago School of Interior Design, paving the way to many years as an interior design consultant for residential and commercial properties and working for Glaze Furniture in broken Bow. She was also in business with her sister in-law at the Corner Style Shop, a ladies clothing store. Mac and Laura managed the Broken Bow Country Club for many years before moving to Lexington where they managed the Vet’s Club.
In 1984 they relocated to Mesa, Arizona where they managed apartment complexes in Mesa and later in Scottsdale, where she also did interior design for the show apartments. In 1995 they moved back to Mullen, Nebraska to be close to family and to manage the laundry for The Sand Hills Golf Club for 6 years. In 2003 her husband Mac, passed away after 57 years of marriage.
She continued to live in Mullen contributing her talents and gifts to the Mullen community. She was very well known for her love of baking and especially the rum cakes she made at the holidays, baking and selling nearly 150 each Christmas season. In December of 2013 she became a resident of the Pioneer Memorial Res Home. Until just recently she continued to play Bridge and other cards with two different card clubs. She was a member of Eastern Star, P.E.O, and St.Joseph’s Episcopal Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Mac, one brother and his wife, Donald and Virginia Spiers, five sisters and their husbands, Edna and Ken McComb, Dorothy and Carl Arbon, Florence and George Swaner and Marjorie and Grant Hewitt.
She is survived by three daughters and sons in-saw; Tamra and Harry Pribbanow of Roy, UT, Trudie and Mike Miller of McAlester, OK and Jodie and Kirk Jacobs of Mullen, NE; nine grandchildren, Mike Pribbanow, Troy Pribbanow, Chris Pribbanow, Todd (Karen) Miller, Krissy Lane, Andy (Mindy) Wright, Kelly (Wade) Marsh, Joel (Megan) Jacobs and Jesse ( Kady) Jacobs; eighteen great grandchildren; Derek (Mandi) Pribbanow, Tawny Pribbanow, Ashley (Casey) Musselman, Anise Pribbanow, Olivia Pribbanow, John Miller, Kara Miller, Aston Wright, Ella Wright, Owen Wright, Alivia Wright, Hadley Marsh, Kyler Marsh, Emery Jacobs, Brooks Jacobs, Liam Jacobs, Dominic Grove and Brett Jacobson; six great-great grandchildren, Kellen, Dax, Maci Jo, Levi, Alden and Mia; one brother and sister in-law Bernard and Doris Spiers of Utah; brothers in-law, Bob McBride and Lauren McB
ride and sister in-law Donna Caricaburro; plus a host of nieces and nephews whom she greatly adored.
Visitation will be Friday, February 12, from 5-7 pm MT at the Mullen Funeral Home.
Memorial Services will be held in Mullen, Nebraska, Saturday, February 13, at 11:00 am MT at the Mullen Methodist Church with Father Bill Graham of the Episcopal Church officiating. Following lunch, inurnment will take place at the Cedarview Cemetery in Mullen with Mullen Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Memorial may be made To St. Joseph’s Episcopal Church, Pioneer Memorial Rest Home or to the Mullen Community Foundation.