Sophie Marie Wubben, 34, of Scales Mound, Illinois, passed away Monday, December 24, 2018 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester, MN, with her parents at her side.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday December 29, 2018 at St. Mary’s Church in Galena, with Fr. Michael Morrissey and Fr. Thomas Srenn concelebrating. Burial will be in Holy Trinity Cemetery at Scales Mound. Visitation will be from 3:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Friday at the Scales Mound High School in Scales Mound. There will be no public visitation prior to the Mass on Saturday. The Miller & Steinke Funeral Home of Scales Mound is in charge of arrangements.

Sophie was born on May 26, 1984 in Monroe, Wisconsin, the daughter of Bill and Terry (Fox) Wubben. She was a graduate of Scales Mound High School, class of 2003.

Sophie loved being with family and friends, and enjoyed a good glass of wine. She enjoyed using her computer and watching her cousins play sports. Sophie was a receptionist with Apple River State Bank for the past 17 years.

Surviving are her parents, Bill and Terry; a special brother, Hermann and Katharina Ruhe & family; aunts and uncles, Laurie (Pete) Pasteris, Brad (Colleen) Fox, Merla (Merlin) Bussan, Harry (Rosie) Wubben, Ann (Jerry) Heller, and Marge (Jeff) Biddick; and many cousins.

She was preceded in death by her maternal and paternal grandparents, Thomas and Sandra Fox and Urban and Veronica Wubben, her great-great-grandmother and namesake Sophie Leifker.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Hope Foundation of Jo Daviess County or the Scales Mound Community Foundation.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.millerfhed.com©