Mary “Nurse Mary” B. Rublin of Winslow, Arizona died of natural causes in her home on Feb. 23, 2017. Robert “Bob” M. Rublin of Winslow closely followed her, dying of natural causes in the home on Feb. 27. Funeral services will be held for the couple at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 11, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Winslow, with a graveside service at the Desert View Cemetery to follow before returning to the church for refreshments. Mary was born Oct. 20, 1935, in Winslow to Clifford and Eilah (Hancock) Bealer. Robert was born Jan. 30, 1930, in Queens, New York to David and LIllian (Weisbard) Rublin. The couple was married on the Sept. 18, 1965, at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Winslow, and spent a happy 51 years together. Mary was preceded in death by her parents and her brother David Bealer of Winslow and is survived by her sister Annie (Tom) Walton of Belen, N.M. Robert was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers Harold Rublin of Chicago, Ill., and Louis Rublin of Philadelphia, Penn. The couple is survived by their children Lillian (Scott) Granger of Petaluma, Calif.; Melissa (Donald) Hedrick of Catalina; David Rublin of Winslow; and four grandsons. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made in Mary’s name to The Hope Lodge of Phoenix Arizona, P.O. Box 22958, Oklahoma City, Okla., 73123 and that donations be made in Robert’s name to the Winslow Council on Aging, 212 E. Second St. in Winslow.
