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J. Robert
“Bob” Brubaker, 78, of Willow Street, died Sunday, August 7, 2011
while hiking at Shiprock Woods Nature Preserve. Bob and his wife
Dolores “Dolly” Smith Brubaker were married 59 years.
He was born in
West Lampeter Twp. to the late Jay M. and Myrtle E. Peters
Brubaker. Bob graduated from West Lampeter High School and
Lancaster Bible College. He worked the family farm for 32 years,
where he hosted the Garden Spot Holstein Sale, and then sold silos
for Star Silo in Chambersburg.
Bob was a
member of Calvary Church where he taught Sr. High Sunday School
for 30 years and sang in the choir for 16 years. An avid reader of
inspirational and faith literature, Bob enjoyed sharing his faith
and reaching out to others with his warm smile. He had been a twp.
supervisor and served on the planning commission of West Lampeter
Twp. for 16 years. He volunteered with Water Street Mission. Bob
won numerous medals at the Senior Olympics. He loved to golf, hunt
and attend the annual family trip to Spruce Lake Retreat in the
Poconos.
Bob’s family
includes his wife Dolly; four children, David, husband of Leslie
Brubaker, Sussex, NJ, Andy, husband of Colleen Brubaker,
Bird-In-Hand, Ginny, wife of George Tullidge, Palm City, FL and
Elizabeth Brubaker-Weida, Lancaster; 16 grandchildren and 6
great-grandchildren; his predeceased son Dean, husband of Mary Lou
Brubaker, Willow Street; foreign exchange student Francois
Jeanette; and four siblings, Dorothy Charles and Ray, Mary and Roy
Brubaker.
A Memorial
Service will be held Thursday, August 11, 2011 at 1:30 PM, with
The Rev. Stephen C. Kilgore officiating, at Calvary Church, 1051
Landis Valley Road, Lancaster, PA. Friends will be received
immediately following the service. Private Interment in Strasburg
Mennonite Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made
in memory of Bob’s son Dean to the
Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, (www.themmrf.org)
383 Main Avenue 5th Floor, Norwalk, CT 06851 or to Family Legacy
Missions International, (www.familylegacy.com) 5005 West Royal
Lane Suite 252, Irving TX 75063. To send the family online
condolences, please visit SnyderFuneralHome.com. Charles F. Snyder
Funeral Home & Crematory,
717-393-9661 |