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Three generations of ownership by the Schuberg family of an insurance agency started in February 1945 by Alice Stephenson Schuberg is still serving the area with the same pledge made by Mrs. Schuberg "to protect the financial security of the area's businesses and families by offering them insurance protection through top notch insurance companies."
Her brother Ezra Stephenson joined the firm as a real estate broker after an early discharge from the service following in World War II. |
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| Her son Carly Schuberg was discharged from the Marine Corps and joined his mother in the business in 1946. In June 1977 Rex, who is now the president of the company, became the third generation. Carly, now retired, looked at a photo of his grandchildren sitting on his son's desk and said, "I have hopes we have prospects for a fourth generation to carry on this business." |
About his mother, Carly said that she may not have gone door to door to sell insurance, but she was so well-known for her integrity that when she made a pledge to provide the best insurance, people came to her. "She had a huge influence on me and insisted that I be in the business, and if the truth be known, the biggest influence on any successful man's life is his mother," he said. |
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Mrs. Schuberg was an active participant in the community. She was President of the PTA, President of the Women's American Legion Auxiliary and served as a Gray Lady during WWII.
Today the Schuberg Agency still continues to fulfill the founder's pledge to provide financial security for the Big Rapids area with life, auto, home, annuities, and business insurance. Protecting the financial security of the area's residents and businesses through sound insurance advice, a selection of good paying insurance companies, and superior service are some of the key reasons the Schuberg Insurance Agency is likely to be around for another 50 years. |
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