Nicholas J. Blubaugh

Nicholas James Blubaugh, 14, of Auburn, KS, passed on to a higher life on August 4, 2010. He was born on August 27, 1995, in Phillipsburg, KS, the son of Anthony James Blubaugh and long-time girlfriend Jennifer Halderman and Patricia Ann Barfield and husband Michael.

Nick attended Washburn Rural High School and was a member of the WARU Marching Band. Nick was a self-proclaimed "expert gamer", along with his enjoyment of music, the marching band, and football. He was the best big brother two sisters could ask for, and was hoping for a baby brother this time. Nick made many life-long friends through some of his most "EPIC BATTLES" online. Nick being an excellent kid, will be sorely missed by a multitude of family and friends.

He is survived by his parents; sisters, Felishity Blubaugh and Saralyn Barfield and sibling he was expecting in December; grandparents, Thomas and Mary Blubaugh and Robert Hoffman; uncles Joe Blubaugh and R.J. Hoffman and families; aunt, Beverly Boland and family; and numerous distant aunts, uncles, and cousins. With Nick's huge personality, he is also survived by numerous friends, classmates, and band members. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Barbara Hoffman.

Funeral service will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 7, 2010, at the Auburn Community Center, where the family will receive friends one hour prior to service. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery in Phillipsburg, KS on Monday, August 9, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will be from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, August 6, at Penwell-Gabel Southwest Chapel. Memorial contributions may be made to the Nicholas Blubaugh memorial fund at Community Bank locations in Topeka. The Blubaugh family relief fund has been established at any Silver Lake Bank. Items for donation may be taken to the Auburn Library, 121 W. 11th, in Auburn.