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RUBILETZ - Lorne

Lorne Rubiletz, second child of Peter and Rose (nee Olenick) Rubiletz, was born on March 30, 1950 in the back seat of a '42 Chevy en route from MacNutt to the Yorkton Union Hospital. Lorne's sister Deanna was born in 1947.
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Lorne Rubiletz, second child of Peter and Rose (nee Olenick) Rubiletz, was born on March 30, 1950 in the back seat of a '42 Chevy en route from MacNutt to the Yorkton Union Hospital. Lorne's sister Deanna was born in 1947. The Rubiletz family lived on a farm near MacNutt, but moved to a farm near Rothbury after Lorne's brother Ed was born in 1953. Brother, Rick and sister, Gwen arrived later in the '60s. Lorne spent his early school years in Chaucer and Rothbury Country Schools, finishing them in Churchbridge. Lorne left Saskatchewan for Calgary, AB seeking work. It was on June 6, 1970 in Calgary that he married Elaine Grant. While in Calgary, Lorne and Elaine enjoyed spending time with Ed, Deanna and her husband, Dave, and Elaine's family. They had two children there: Randean (1970) and Melanie (1973). Lorne worked at Burns Meats Packers, then for the City of Calgary. In 1975 they moved back to the Rothbury family farm where Lorne and his brothers farmed with their father. They were all active in hockey, broomball and fastball. Lorne and Elaine had their third child, Jeremy, in 1979. A few weeks later Lorne started working for the IMC Potash Mine near Esterhazy, where he continued to work until May 2011. Lorne, Elaine and family moved to Churchbridge in 1984 where they became an integral part of the community. They both became involved in minor sports. Lorne spent years coaching both baseball and hockey. He was involved with the Lions Club and was the current president. Lorne's children and grandchildren were everything to him, and he spent as much time as he could with each and every one of them, doing all of the things that they liked to do. He really enjoyed hanging out with niece and nephew, Meaghan and Kane. His selflessness was incredible. Lorne loved the Montreal Canadians, fishing, hunting, camping, quadding, snowmobiling, sports, crosswords, golf, and making beer and wine. He was thrilled with the return of the Winnipeg Jets last year. He was always singing, dancing and whistling. Joy was to be found even in the smallest of duties. Lorne didn't get mired down with the stresses of life, but maintained a childish/playful attitude in everything he did. Music was huge in Lorne's life, and he was always lying on the floor in front of the stereo with his headphones on, lost in his own musical world. He eventually started playing guitar himself so that he could jam with his friends and family to share his love of music. Lorne was predeceased by his brother, Ed (1977), his mother, Rose (1981) and father, Peter (2009). He leaves to mourn his passing and celebrate his life: his wife Elaine; his daughter, Randean (Tim), his daughter, Melanie (Marco), his son, Jeremy (Mandy); grandchildren, Phaedra, Jake and Ella; his sister, Deanna (Dave); his brother, Rick; his sister, Gwen (Matt) as well as many brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, numerous nieces, nephews and many good friends. A Service to Celebrate Lorne's Life was held on Friday, February 10, 2012 from Trinity Lutheran Church in Churchbridge, SK (under the auspices of the United Church of Canada) with Reverend Walter Farquharson officiating. The organist, Mrs. Vallery Putland, led the congregation in the singing of the hymns, "Morning Has Broken", "Give To Us Laughter" and "Would You Bless Our Homes and Families". Two special recessional pieces were played by his son-in-law, Marco Banco in tribute to Lorne's love of music - "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain" (Fred Rose/Willie Nelson" and "The Theme from the Last Waltz" (The Band). The urn bearer was Lorne's brother-in-law, Matt Matcyk. The Cremation Committal will take place at a later date. Friends so wishing may forward their condolences to the family by visiting www.christiesfuneralhome.com Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Christie's Funeral Home & Crematorium, Yorkton, Saskatchewan.