Keith Zubrod

Keith Louis Zubrod, age 80, went home to heaven on March 18, 2022, surrounded by his loving family and many heavenly angels.

Lou was born on Dec. 27, 1941, in Charles City, IA, where he became an exceptional basketball and baseball player. He graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in 1960 and briefly served his country in the U.S. Navy, following in the footsteps of his brothers, Art Zubrod (U.S. Air Force) and Gerald Zubrod (U.S. Air Force).

After his honorable discharge, he married Sharon Kruger in 1963 and they had four daughters. Lou enjoyed pheasant hunting, trapping and traveling to Wyoming every fall for deer hunting. For years, Lou was a firefighter in Charles City, IA, before moving to Cheyenne, WY, and starting Zubrod Brother’s Meats with his brother Ken Zubrod.

Eventually he moved to Laramie, WY, in 1986 where he worked in the meat department at Ideal Foods and other grocery stores until he left and opened his meat market, Big Daddy Meats, in 1998. “Big Daddy” enjoyed the wild game seasons and was known for his 100+ homemade sausages. His wife, Sharon, died in 2003 and Lou retired shortly after.

He married Lynne Pendley, a longtime resident of Laramie, WY, and moved to Peoria, AZ, where they enjoyed warmer climates, golfing, baseball games and tours around the state of Arizona as well as their two English Labradors, Blondie and BB. Lou was battling a blood disorder, MDS, which eventually took his life.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Art and Mary Zubrod, his first wife Sharon Zubrod, his brother Art Zubrod, and his niece Nicole Hammou.

He is survived by his wife Lynne Pendley; his brothers, Gerald Zubrod of Chicago, IL, and Ken Zubrod of Cheyenne, WY; his sister Jean Cagley of Punta Gordo, FL; his daughters Tracy Zubrod, Jackie Goldfarb, Julie Bandemer and Tara Zubrod; his grandchildren Megan Smith, Jordan Smith, Austin Bandemer, Jenna Nussbaum, Michaela Goldfarb, Alexis Pressley, Stephanie Pressley and Brieanne Pressley; and eight great-grandchildren.

Services will be held on Friday, May 20, 2022, at 1 p.m. at St. Paul’s Newman Center 1800 E. Grand Ave., Laramie, WY 82070. Friends and family are welcome to attend in person or via live stream. Contact Father Tom at Newman’s Center regarding the live stream connection at 307-745-5461.

Cards may be sent to Montgomery-Stryker Funeral Home, 2133 E. Rainbow Ave, Laramie, WY 82070.