Obituary of Jack Rubin

JACK JAKE RUBIN ALBANY, NY FORMERLY OF MONTICELLO, NY Jack Jake Rubin, 92 of Albany, formerly of Monticello, NY, passed away June 10, 2007 after a long illness. Jake was born in the Bronx, and relocated to Monticello with his family as a young child. He moved to the Albany area in 1998; however his heart always remained in his beloved Catskills. A graduate of Monticello High School, he served in the Army during World War II. After the war, he returned home, where he owned a taxi company, and managed the Royal Bus Lines, owned by his Father. Subsequently he spent many years as a manager at the Mountain Produce Company in Monticello. In his later years, he was a real estate salesman. He was predeceased by his wife of 55 years, Sylvia, who passed away in 2003, as well as a sister, Lillian Sharoff. He is survived by a son, Dr. Richard Rubin, and his wife Lois of Slingerlands, and a daughter, Jane Antis and her husband David of Allentown, NJ, grandchildren Noah Rubin, and Michael and Heather Antis, as well as a sister, Mildred (Peshie) Hocker of Tucson, AZ, as well as numerous nieces and nephews. The family would like to thank Dr. Jose David and the staff of the Red Unit of the Daughters of Sarah Nursing Home for their compassionate, attentive care, as well as a special thanks to his special caregiver, Zader Hubbard. Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, June 12th at 1 PM at the Joseph N. Garlick Funeral Home, 388 Broadway, Monticello, NY. Burial will be in the Landfield Ave Synagogue Cemetery Thompson Rd Monticello. Following the funeral, the period of mourning will begin at the home of Stacey Sharoff and Jerry Burton, 1 Cedar Park, Monticello, and then continue from June 13th until June 18th (excluding Friday night and Saturday) at the home of Lois and Richard Rubin, 711 Sachem Circle, Slingerlands, NY. Donations in Jakes memory may be made to the Landfield Avenue Synagogue, P.O. Box 410, Monticello, NY 12701, or to the Daughters of Sarah Jewish Foundation, 180 Washington Ave. Ext., Albany, NY 12203