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Ruby F. Roberts

Ruby F. Roberts, 97, of Grand Island, died Friday, February 20, 2009 at the Golden Living Center at Lakeview.

Service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at All Faiths Funeral Home.  The Reverend George Wheat will officiate.  Burial will be in the Grand Island Cemetery.

Visitation will be one hour before service time.

Mrs. Roberts was born November 22, 1911 at Yeovil, England the daughter of Fredrick and Lydia (Hatcher) Samway.

Her husband Virgil died March 1, 1984.

Survivors are sisters-in-law, Evelyn Samway and Caroljean Samway both of Grand Island.

Other survivors are nephews and nieces.  In addition to her husband she is preceded by her parents; daughter and son-in-law, Shirley and Gary Coe; a sister, Hilda Whitefoot Minor; and brothers, Fred Samway and Jerry Samway.

Ruby moved to the United States when she was 3 years old with her family, settling in Kearney.  She graduated from Kearney High School.

She was united in marriage to Virgil Roberts.  They retired in Council Bluffs, Iowa. She was a member of the Presbyterian faith.

Memorials are suggested to the Make-A-Wish Foundation.