Ruby M. Reis, passed away, April 8, 2009 in Hastings, NE. Ruby was born March 5, 1944 to John and Lorana (Roffuss) McClure in Hastings, NE.
Ruby grew up in Wood River, NE. and attended the Wood River (NE.) High School and then Hastings College, Hastings, NE. for 2 years. She spent time in MI and TX for school and worked in X-ray and court recording. She moved back to Hastings, NE. and married Franklin Reis on September 23, 1972. She started working at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital, Hastings, NE. in 1979 and ran the Ultra Sound Department from 1981 till retiring March 1, 2009.
To know Ruby was to know someone who cared more about helping others than helping herself. She was a generous, kind person who loved music, singing, dancing, sporting events, and gardening. She was a loving wife and a dedicated mother who never missed an event. She fought a 17 year battle against cancer with strength and optimism. Ruby found joy working with the church in their choir, Sunday school, elder and other programs. She will be truly missed by those her life has touched.
Ruby was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Hastings, NE.
She is survived by her husband of 36 years Franklin "Frank" Reis of Ayr, NE.; sons, Bradley Reis of Omaha, NE. and Brent Reis and wife Amy of Lincoln, NE.; grandchildren, Quinn, Lauren, Jack and Anna, mother Lorana McClure of Hastings, NE. and sister Delores Koeppen of Kansas City, KS. And countless other family and friends.
Ruby was preceded in death by: father, John McClure and sister Lois Ann.
Interment was in The Blue Valley Cemetery, Ayr, NE.
Ruby grew up in Wood River, NE. and attended the Wood River (NE.) High School and then Hastings College, Hastings, NE. for 2 years. She spent time in MI and TX for school and worked in X-ray and court recording. She moved back to Hastings, NE. and married Franklin Reis on September 23, 1972. She started working at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital, Hastings, NE. in 1979 and ran the Ultra Sound Department from 1981 till retiring March 1, 2009.
To know Ruby was to know someone who cared more about helping others than helping herself. She was a generous, kind person who loved music, singing, dancing, sporting events, and gardening. She was a loving wife and a dedicated mother who never missed an event. She fought a 17 year battle against cancer with strength and optimism. Ruby found joy working with the church in their choir, Sunday school, elder and other programs. She will be truly missed by those her life has touched.
Ruby was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Hastings, NE.
She is survived by her husband of 36 years Franklin "Frank" Reis of Ayr, NE.; sons, Bradley Reis of Omaha, NE. and Brent Reis and wife Amy of Lincoln, NE.; grandchildren, Quinn, Lauren, Jack and Anna, mother Lorana McClure of Hastings, NE. and sister Delores Koeppen of Kansas City, KS. And countless other family and friends.
Ruby was preceded in death by: father, John McClure and sister Lois Ann.
Interment was in The Blue Valley Cemetery, Ayr, NE.
Ruby M. Reis, passed away, April 8, 2009 in Hastings, NE. Ruby was born March 5, 1944 to John and Lorana (Roffuss) McClure in Hastings, NE.
Ruby grew up in Wood River, NE. and attended the Wood River (NE.) High School and then Hastings College, Hastings, NE. for 2 years. She spent time in MI and TX for school and worked in X-ray and court recording. She moved back to Hastings, NE. and married Franklin Reis on September 23, 1972. She started working at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital, Hastings, NE. in 1979 and ran the Ultra Sound Department from 1981 till retiring March 1, 2009.
To know Ruby was to know someone who cared more about helping others than helping herself. She was a generous, kind person who loved music, singing, dancing, sporting events, and gardening. She was a loving wife and a dedicated mother who never missed an event. She fought a 17 year battle against cancer with strength and optimism. Ruby found joy working with the church in their choir, Sunday school, elder and other programs. She will be truly missed by those her life has touched.
Ruby was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Hastings, NE.
She is survived by her husband of 36 years Franklin "Frank" Reis of Ayr, NE.; sons, Bradley Reis of Omaha, NE. and Brent Reis and wife Amy of Lincoln, NE.; grandchildren, Quinn, Lauren, Jack and Anna, mother Lorana McClure of Hastings, NE. and sister Delores Koeppen of Kansas City, KS. And countless other family and friends.
Ruby was preceded in death by: father, John McClure and sister Lois Ann.
Interment was in The Blue Valley Cemetery, Ayr, NE.
Ruby grew up in Wood River, NE. and attended the Wood River (NE.) High School and then Hastings College, Hastings, NE. for 2 years. She spent time in MI and TX for school and worked in X-ray and court recording. She moved back to Hastings, NE. and married Franklin Reis on September 23, 1972. She started working at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital, Hastings, NE. in 1979 and ran the Ultra Sound Department from 1981 till retiring March 1, 2009.
To know Ruby was to know someone who cared more about helping others than helping herself. She was a generous, kind person who loved music, singing, dancing, sporting events, and gardening. She was a loving wife and a dedicated mother who never missed an event. She fought a 17 year battle against cancer with strength and optimism. Ruby found joy working with the church in their choir, Sunday school, elder and other programs. She will be truly missed by those her life has touched.
Ruby was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Hastings, NE.
She is survived by her husband of 36 years Franklin "Frank" Reis of Ayr, NE.; sons, Bradley Reis of Omaha, NE. and Brent Reis and wife Amy of Lincoln, NE.; grandchildren, Quinn, Lauren, Jack and Anna, mother Lorana McClure of Hastings, NE. and sister Delores Koeppen of Kansas City, KS. And countless other family and friends.
Ruby was preceded in death by: father, John McClure and sister Lois Ann.
Interment was in The Blue Valley Cemetery, Ayr, NE.
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