Ruth J. Roboski, local volunteer

Ruth J. Roboski, 82, of Mapleview Lane, Coudersport, formerly of Roulette, passed away Monday (Nov. 17, 2014) in Hamot UPMC, Erie, PA.
    

Born June 18, 1932, in Port Allegany, she was a daughter of George and Emma M. Dibble Nicklaus. On Dec. 1, 1951, in Port Allegany, she married Adam L. Roboski, who died Apr. 25, 1994.
    

Mrs. Roboski was employed by Pure Carbon, Co. (now Morgan AM&T) of Coudersport, for several years before her retirement.
    

Ruth was a lifetime resident of the area and a graduate of the Roulette High School, Class of 1950.  She was a member of the Riverside Methodist Church, Roulette.  She was a member of the former Rebekahs’ Wisteria Lodge 164, of Port Allegany, Roulette Fire Department Auxiliary, and several local card clubs, one being the Friends of the Library. She was also a volunteer with Cole Memorial Hospital.
    

Surviving are two sons, Leonard A. (Susan) Roboski of Port Allegany, Stanley E. (Joann) Roboski of Roulette; 5 daughters, Bonnie J. (William) Culver and Barbara A. (Max) Mumford both of Port Allegany, Darlene R. (Steve) Irwin of Emporium, Dorothy L. (Timothy) Schoener, and Audrey M. Glassmire both of Coudersport; 13 grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren; five sisters, Thresa Scalfaro and Mary (Joe) Marinik both of Smethport, Helen Pransky and June (Roland) Kio both of Eldred, Patricia (Richard) Baker of Inverness, FL, and several nieces and nephews.
    

She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Adam, and three sisters, Hilda Buckowski, Aurellia Reese and Edna Minster.
    

Friends will be received from 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Thursday in the Switzer Funeral Home, Port Allegany, where a funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday (Nov. 21, 2014) with Rev. Randall Headley, pastor of Riverside Methodist Church, Roulette and United Methodist Church, Port Allegany, officiating. Burial will be in Lyman Cemetery, Roulette.
      

Memorials can be made to the Roulette Ambulance or Roulette Fire Department.