Obituary of Ruth Chubbuck

Ruth Ann Chubbuck passed away November 1, 2005 at the Lincoln Community Hospital in Hugo, CO at the grand age of 95 years. Ruth was born to Arthur and Olive Copley on July 18, 1910 in Fullerton, Nebraska one of four children. Ruth’s family moved to Arriba, Colorado in 1919 were she attended and graduated from Arriba High School in May of 1929. Soon after graduation she met a young farm boy Melden Irvin Chubbuck and on July 18, 1929 in Goodland, Kansas they were united in marriage. Melden and Ruth farmed and ranched in the Arriba area and enjoyed their family which included two sons and two daughters. Ruth enjoyed sewing and gardening she loved the great outdoors. She loved to play cards and was in various card clubs throughout the years. Ruth was the President of PTA where she was very involved in the children’s education. She was a member of the First Congregational Church of Arriba for a number of years. Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, husband, two brothers; Glenn and Fay, and son-in-law Edwin Cockreham. She is survived by two sons; Gerald and his wife Esther Chubbuck of Genoa, CO, Donald and his wife Deloris Chubbuck of Ordway, CO, two daughters; Sharon Ann and her husband Elwood Johnson of Arriba, CO and Yvonne Fae Cockreham of Seibert, CO. Ruth is also survived by her sister; Lola Mae and husband Dwaine Quinn of Colorado Springs, CO, fourteen grandchildren and twenty-eight great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews and a host of friends. Funeral services for Ruth were held Friday, November 4, 2005 at 10:00 A.M. at the First Congregational Church in Arriba, CO with Pastor Bob Strauch officiating. Burial immediately followed at the Arriba Cemetery in Arriba, CO. Memorials may be made to Prairie View Care Center in Limon, CO.