Jana Lynn Hublick

It is with great sadness that I write to inform you of the loss of Jana Lynn Hublick (McCormick). A loving daughter, sister, wife, mother, and grandmother, Jana’s life embodied compassion and a sense of giving that exemplified her love language. Jana was a child of the late 1950s who grew up with her parents and two brothers in Ray County, MO and later graduated from Blue Springs High School. She had an interesting childhood with parents committed to ensuring both hard work and education were instilled in their children. During floods the family would take a boat from their farmhouse to ensure school attendance. They spent weekends down at the Lake of the Ozarks where the family enjoyed both swimming and waterskiing. Jana loved music and at age 10 was convinced she was going to become a musician. However, this love for music was overshadowed by her compassion for others and by age 16 she decided she wanted become a nurse. It was at this age that she also met her future husband, Robert Hublick, who was a soldier at Ft. Leonard Wood, MO. The two met on a blind date where Robert was a stand-in. The two began a life together, finished school and began their careers. It was those careers that would see them move from Blue Springs, MO to Wichita, KS in 1981. Jana had medical complications and was told she would have difficulty bearing children. However, in December 1981 her one son Lance was born, who survives her today with his wife and two grandchildren. An Army Mom, one of her proudest moments was seeing Lance graduate from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 2004 and pinning on his Ranger Tab in 2005. Jana’s life embodied compassion and a sense of giving. If you are reading this and she gave you a gift that was her way of telling you that she loved and cared deeply for you. Jana worked in several hospitals in both Missouri and Kansas. She was the Director of Nursing at Red Cross, worked for the Kansas Health Department, and as a Case Manager finding medical services for people in need. Jana eventually retired as a nurse at the Bob Dole Veteran Affairs Medical Center. In retirement, she began working at the local YMCA first learning about fundamentals of water exercise and ultimately becoming an instructor. A two time cancer survivor, Jana spent her final years working to expand the Live Strong Program at the YMCA. It was ultimately breast cancer that she could not beat and on Sunday, March 17, 2024, she lost her final battle with the disease. She passed away listening to gospel music and dialed into church that morning. Despite all of her accomplishments among her final words was that, “being a mother was the highlight of her life.” Rosary will be at 7:00 pm, Tuesday, March 26, 2024, Funeral Mass will be at 10:00 am, Wednesday, March 27, 2024, both at Holy Savior Catholic Church, Graveside Service, 1:00 pm, Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at Kansas Veterans' Cemetery, Winfield, KS. Full obituary to posted soon. Services in care of Downing & Lahey West Mortuary.