Name of Deceased: James Lee “Jim” Rube
Date of Death: January 15, 2014
Place of Death: Sterling House, Great Bend, Kansas
Date of Birth: February 27, 1937 at Hoisington, Kansas
Parents Name: Peter “Pete” & Leona Josephine (Reif) Rube
OBITUARY INFORMATION
He was a 1955 graduate of Hoisington High School.
He married Connie Lou Gilmore October 8, 1960 at Hoisington, Kansas. A Great Bend resident most of his life, coming from Susank and Milberger, he was owner and operator of Rube’s, Inc., the local Trane and GE dealer for more than fifty years.
Mr. Rube was a United States Navy veteran.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church, where he served on the Board of Trustees and the Kopke Scholarship committee; Golden Belt Model Railroad Club; Golden Belt Community Concert Association; Optimist Club of Great Bend, where he was former secretary and treasurer and also on the scholarship committee; Life member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3111; American Legion Argonne Post 180; Vintage Wheels Car Club; Refrigeration Service Engineers Society; North American Technician Excellence, and was a former Camp Fire Board member. He loved gardening, painting, and model trains and was an avid fan of Great Bend Panther and Wilson Dragon athletics.
SURVIVORS
his wife: Connie Rube, of the home
two daughters: Becky Reeves and her husband Alan of Wilson, KS, and Carie Pedigo and her husband Brian of Great Bend, KS
one brother: Robert “Bob” Rube and his wife Janette of Kearney, MO
Five Grandchildren: Tyler Reeves and fiancée Kayla, Creighton Reeves, Tanner Reeves, Phane Pedigo, and Accacia Pedigo
One Great-grandson: Jesse Alan
SERVICE INFORMATION
Funeral Service: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, January 18, 2014 at Bryant Funeral Home
Officiant: The Reverend Angela DeVore, BCC
Interment: Great Bend Cemetery, Great Bend, Kansas with military rites by the United States Navy Honor Guard
Visitation: 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Friday, January 17, 2014 at Bryant Funeral Home
Memorial Fund: Optimist Club Scholarship Fund or St. Rose Foundation for the Benefit of the Heartland Cancer Center or Golden Belt Home Health and Hospice, in care of Bryant Funeral Home
Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net
Arrangements by Bryant Funeral Home 1425 Patton Road Great Bend, Kansas 67530
