Rubendall, Travis Lee 1981-1999

KEPPLER, RUBENDALL, MEYER, REED, SCARFF, GLAWE, TAYEK

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 5/24/2008 at 12:57:54

TRAVIS LEE RUBENDALL

Travis Lee Rubendall, son of Lee A. and Susan S. (Keppler) Rubendall, was born March 9, 1981 at Waukon, Iowa. Travis was attending the Alternative School at Elkader, Iowa. He enjoyed fishing, drawing and being with his family.

Travis died Tuesday, October 26, 1999 as the result of an auto accident near Monona. He had reached the age of 18 years, 7 months and 17 days.

He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Leonard and Agatha Rubendall. Survivors include his parents, Lee and Susan Rubendall; one sister, Serena Rubendall; one brother, Michael Rubendall; maternal grandparents, Tom and Shirley Keppler, all of Monona, and foster grandparents, Frank and Judy Gibbs of Strawberry Point; and a host of other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were Monday, November 1, 1999 at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Monona with Rev. Christopher Staley officiating. Travis was laid to rest at Smithfield Cemetery in Monona, Iowa.

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FIVE AREA TEENAGERS DIE IN FIERY CRASH EAST OF MONONA LAST WEEK

Five area teens were killed in a fiery car-truck crash on county road B-45 outside of Monona Tuesday evening.

According to the Iowa highway Patrol Nathan Meyer, 18, of St. Olaf was driving the car that hit the back of a straight truck carrying grain about four miles east of Monona. The car burst into flames, killing the driver and four passengers instantly. The truck was driven by James Tayek, 55, rural McGregor. Tayek received no physical injuries.

Others who died in the crash were TRAVIS RUBENDAHL (sic), 18, Monona; Jennifer Reed, 16 of McGregor; Hallie Scarff, 14, of McGregor and Logan Glawe, 15, of St. Olaf.

Reed and Scarff attended MFL MarMac High School; Meyer and Glawe attended Central Community High School in Elkader and Rubendahl (sic) attended the Alternative High School in Elkader. Scarff had attended Cora B. Darling Elementary and Middle School in Postville prior to moving to rural McGregor. Rubendahl had also been a former Postville resident who had attended Postville schools.

Investigation into the accident is continuing.

Postville Herald newspaper clipping from my mother's obituary collection.
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