Born in Kewanee, Illinois, he was the son of Henry Edward and Minerva Anna (Glace) Brubaker, and married Lorraine R. Wilt on April 7, 1945 in Kewanee, Illinois. He was a World War II Army veteran, serving in Iceland. He was employed as a machine operator and welder at Pines Trailer Manufacturing, retiring in 1981. He was a member of American Legion Post 31.
Born in Sheffield, Bureau County, Illinois, she was the daughter of Emil L. and Pearl C. (Jones) Wilt, and married Harold L. Brubaker on April 7, 1945, in Kewanee, Illinois.