Ruby Robbins 1906-2002

ROBBINS, DRALLMEIER, HALTMEYER, FIELDS, DRAHN, GILLMORE

Posted By: SGF (email)
Date: 1/2/2003 at 17:20:42

Funeral services for Ruby Robbins were held Thursday, November 14, 2002, at 2:00 P. M. in the Community Presbyterian Church at Postville,Iowa. The Reverend Gary Catterson officiated. The Schutte Funeral and Cremation Service of Postville was in charge of arrangements. Burial was in the Pleasant Grove Cemetery, McGregor, IA.
Ruby Olive (nee Drallmeier) Robbins, the daughter of Henry Fred Drallmeier and Emma Mina (nee Haltmeyer) Drallmeier, was born September 20, 1906 at McGregor, Iowa. She passed away Wednesday, November 13, 2002 in the Good Samaritan Center at Postville, Iowa. She had reached the age of 96 years, one month, and 23 days. Ruby graduated from the McGregor High School in 1925. On September 19, 1925 she was married to Harold Fields. To this union two sons were born, Donald and Bob. Ruby and Harold were divorced and she married Lester Robbins on December 4, 1945. Ruby came to Postville in 1946, where she was employed at the Postville Locker. She later opened a dress shop, which she operated until her retirement. Ruby was a member of the Community Presbyterian Church and the Women of the Church and a past member of the Business and Professional Women's organization. She is preceded in death by her parents, her husbands, Harold Fields and Lester Robbins, a son, Donald Fields, two brothers, Victor Drallmeier and Carlton Drallmeier, two sisters, Emma Mary Drahn and Helen Marie Gillmore. Surviving are a son, Bob L. Fields and wife, Patricia of Warren, Pennsylvania, five grandchildren, Michael Fields and wife, Sheilah, Kim Fields and wife, Ann, Debra Edling and husband, John, Vicki Frederoski and husband, Wilbur, and Robert Timothy Fields and wife, Diana, and ten great grandchildren, Erika and Ian Fields, Johnny, Bryon, and Derek Edling, Joshua and Justin Frederoski, Nikki, Jeffrey, and Jessie Fields, one great great granddaughter, Kendra, and a daughter-in-law, Inez Fields of Monona, Iowa.

©Postville Herald-Leader 2002
-source: Postville Herald-Leader, Nov. 21 , 2002
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County: Allamakee
Printed In: Lansing Allamakee Journal
Printed On: 2002/12/11

Public Notice:
Iowa District Court
Allamakee County

IN THE ESTATE OF
Ruby O. Robbins, Deceased.
Probate No. ESPRO13064
NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF
EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

To All Persons Interested in the Estate of Ruby O. Robbins, Deceased,
who died on or about November 13, 2002:
You are hereby notified that on the 19th day of November, 2002, the
last will and testament of Ruby O. Robbins, deceased, bearing date
of the 21st day of February, 1995, was admitted to probate in the
above named court and that Bob L. Fields was appointed executor of
the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the
district court of said county within the later to occur of four months
from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month
from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent
and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably
ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.
Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are
requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and
creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the
clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly
authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to
occur of four months from the second publication of this notice or
one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise
allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.
Dated this 19th day of November, 2002.

Bob L. Fields
Executor of estate
645 East Fifth Street
Warren, PA 16365

Matthew J. Erickson
Attorney for executor
P. 0. Box 118
Postville, IA 52162-0118