Obituary of Margaret Rubin

MARGARET RUBIN JANUARY 30, 1922 - AUGUST 8, 2010 MONTICELLO, NY Margaret Rubin of Monticello died on August 8, 2010, at home, surrounded by her loving family. She was 88. She was born Margaret Cohen on January 30, 1922, in Bronx, New York, to Nathan and Lena Cohen. She was raised in The Bronx and Manhattan. She attended City College of New York, of which she was very proud. She met her husband, William, while staying in a bungalow near his family's farm in Monticello. When they were married in 1945, she moved to the farm from New York City. Margaret was a member of the Landfield Avenue Synagogue for 65 years. From 1975 to 1988, she worked as a Clerk at the Justice Court of the Village of Monticello. She was a member of the Retired Seniors Volunteer Program, through which she volunteered at the reception desk at Community General Hospital, and also an active member of Hadassah, Temple Shalom Primetimers, and Monticello Seniors Club. She was predeceased by her loving husband of 48 years, William Rubin, and her sister Gertrude Wolfson. Survivors include her sister Florence Roberts of Plainview, New York; brother Saul Cohen of Mount Vernon, New York; son and daughter-in-law Norman Rubin and Susanne Rudick of Monticello; daughter Susan Rubin of Monticello; daughter and son-in-law Ellen Rubin Kahn and Norman Kahn of Natick, Massachusetts; son and daughter-in-law Arnold and Sophia Rubin of Norcross, Georgia; grandchildren David Rubin, Steven Rubin, William Kahn, David Kahn, and Jeremy Rudick; nieces, nephews, cousins, and many friends. She will be always be in their hearts. The funeral will be held at Garlick Funeral Home, 388 Broadway in Monticello, on Monday, August 9, at 1:30pm. The burial will at Landfield Avenue Synagogue Cemetery on Thompsonville Road in Monticello. Donations in her name can be made to Hadassah, the Landfield Avenue Synagogue or the charity of your choice. Shiva calls can be paid at the home of Norman Rubin and Susanne Rudick, 137 Clearwater Drive, Monticello, afternoons and evenings through Sunday, August 15, excluding the Sabbath. Funeral arragements by Joseph N. Garlick Funeral Home, Inc. Monticello. For directions or to send the family a condelence note please visit our website at www.josephngarlickfuneralhome.com