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