Roma L. Grube

August 31, 1949 - April 3, 2021

Roma Grube, 71 of Kearney passed away Saturday, April 3, 2021 at her home surrounded by family. Memorial services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, April 9, 2021 at Faith United Methodist Church in Kearney with Pastor Darren Theesen officiating. Memorials are suggested to the Alzheimer’s Association or to Faith United Methodist Church. Condolences may be shared online at www.osrfh.com. Services are entrusted to O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral and Cremation Services. Roma Lynn Grube was born August 31, 1949 in Holdrege, NE to Wayne and Edith (Kennedy) Chapin. She grew up in Republican City and graduated from Republican City High School. Roma was united in marriage to Stan Grube on January 27, 1968 in Republican City at the Methodist Church. Roma grew up in a home filled with love and carried the same values with her as she started her own family with Stan. She always had a love for children and spent many hours babysitting the neighborhood kids. In high school she was active in volleyball, track, cheerleading and made many life long friends. She also worked at the Republican City Drive-In with her mom. Roma held many job titles in her lifetime. Her greatest job title was mom. She was a stay-at-home mom until all four of her kids were in school. She was then employed at Central elementary as a teachers aid, Dmilaco, and finally at Snickerdoodles cookie shop at the mall. She also helped Stan with statements and billing from Kearney Equipment. She retired from Snickerdoodles to be able to help her daughter Rachel with her quadruplets and her daughter Richelle with her twins. When the quadruplets were born, Roma told Stan "Those babies need me and I won't be going back to work." It was never a question up for discussion, just a statement as to what her plan was. Her favorite job title was grandma. She was actively involved in all 16 of her grandkids and 6 great grandkids lives. All of her grandkids loved her pancakes, the trips to McDonald's for breakfast, no birthday was complete without one of her chocolate cakes and football parties wouldn't have been the same without a couple big pans of her brownies. She and Stan spent many hours traveling to her kids and grandkids sporting and school events. Roma was an avid crocheter. She crocheted many blankets over the years and loved gifting all new babies with one of her blankets. Roma enjoyed walking at the mall where she made many friends. Stan would occasionally join her for her mall walks, but all he did was slow her down so he wasn't invited very often. Many of those morning walks ended with long coffee dates with her fellow walkers. Much of Roma's life was centered around her husband, Stan of more than 53 years. They had a most beautiful relationship and set the bar high for their kids when they were choosing a partner. They were best friends, partners and took the best care of each other. It wasn't very often that you saw one of them without the other close by. They could often be seen sitting close, holding hands and sharing whispered conversations and many laughs. Roma was a friend to everyone she met. She never passed up an opportunity to brag about her kids and grandkids to anyone that would listen. She made an impact on everyone with her kind smile and sweet spirit. The college girls at the cookie shop loved working with her. One of Roma’s home health nurses even told her she remembered working with her at the cookie shop while she was in college and many people remember seeing her smiling face from behind the cookie counter. Roma was diagnosed in April of 2016 with Alzheimer's. She and her family embraced the challenges and constant changes that come with Alzheimer's with love, compassion and grace. Alzheimer's brought a lot of sadness and struggles to Roma's family but it also brought laughter and a deeper appreciation for the time we have together with our loved ones. Roma's kids and grandkids continued to be a bright light up until her last day. They brought a smile to her face like no one else could and she was always happy to get one of their hugs or kisses. Left to cherish her memory are her husband, Stan Grube of Kearney; sons, Sean Grube (Jen), and Shane (Vicki) Grube, both of Kearney; daughters, Richelle (Daniel) Schriner of Kearney, and Rachel (Lee) Woollen of Wilcox; grandchildren, Trevor, Trey, Isaiah, Keira, Mylla, Lacey, Koby, Kelsey, Kirsten, Kenleigh, Reggie, Rhelynn, Rhidelle, Brett, Kaden, Parker, Cooper; six great-grandchildren; brothers, Barry Hunt of Lebanon, KS, and Floyd Chapin of Axtell; sister-in-law, Judy Faris of Aurora, CO; as well as many nieces, nephews, extended family and friends. She was preceded in death by her brother, Richard Faris; granddaughter, Keegan Grube; sisters-in-law, Lori Chapin, Deb Hunt and Lucinda Grube; brother-in-law, Steve Grube.