Ruby's Memory Wall
We encourage you to share your most beloved memories of Ruby here, so that the family and other loved ones can always see it. Share your favorite stories or comment on those shared by others.
So sorry for your loss, Linda and Janet. I knew your Mom and Dad through working at Saluto Foods in Benton Harbor. I still have a recipe Ruby gave me for her water chestnut meatballs. I have so many good times working with your Dad and remember his wonderful laugh. God's Blessings to you both and your families.
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Barbara C Walker
May 14th, 2020 at 9:52am
Ruby and Cal were wonderful neighbors to a young couple trying to make their way in the world.
Their storage shed doubled as Santa's workshop where tricycles and bicycles were assembled and stored until Christmas Eve.
After Cal's passing, we grew ever closer to Ruby over the years. I learned much from Ruby: ranging from how to tell if an egg is fresh, to the nature of rhubarb (which isn't much of a southern thing). Her jelly-filled cookies remain a near-mythical treat in our culinary memories. We still have the items she crocheted for us, including the towel presently hanging from the door knob to our pantry.
It feels like the right time to make jelly-filled cookies - and someday, maybe even rhubarb pie.
May God bless Linda, Janet, and the whole Reber clan. Thank you for sharing sweet Ruby with our family.
- Rusty (Barton)
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Russ Barton
May 13th, 2020 at 11:40pm
There are so many special memories of Ruby there is no way to choose just one. Ruby and I bought many flowers together over the years to plant every spring, we always took the kids Easter picture in front of her beautiful azaleas, we went over every Christmas for Ruby’s special homemade cookies and milk, Ruby kept the older three children when we went to the hospital to have our fourth baby, Ruby shared a piece of wisdom that I think of often, she said “Tracy, don’t worry about the toys and your house not being perfectly clean because there will come a day when you wish there were toys to step over and kids to clean up after” and she was so right. Ruby was a part of our family and we loved her dearly. ~ Rusty and Tracy Barton
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Tracy Barton
May 13th, 2020 at 9:22pm
