Brigitte Ursula Zube, age 84 of Rio, NY, beloved Mother, Grandmother, and Great-grandmother, passed away Tuesday August 31, 2010 at her home. Brigitte as born on May 25th, 1926 in Germany, the daughter of the late Karl and Katharina Zander. She married Herman R. Zube, who pre-deceased her. Brigitte was the Retired owner of Brigitte Zube Interiors, in Rio, NY. She is survived by her son Herman Zube and his wife Cindy of Port Jervis, her 2 daughters, Brigitte O'Brien and her husband Tim of Manassas, Virginia and Nanette Schips and her husband David of Barryville, NY, 9 grandchildren, Katrina ,Christian, Arika, Samantha, Jessica, Robert, Peter, Paul, and John, 2 great grandchildren, Madalyn and Braedon 2 brothers, Fred Zander of Canada and Klaus Zander of California and several nieces and nephews. She was pre-deceased by her brother Hans Zander.
The Zube family will receive friends on Saturday, September 4, from 12noon to 12:30pm at the Sparrowbush United Methodist Church, Main St., Sparrowbush, NY. Funeral services will be held at 12:30 pm at the Church. Rev. Amy Garrett will officiate. Interment will take place at Pine Hill Cemetery, Sparrowbush, NY. Memorial donations may be made to the American Diabetes Assoc, New York Office, 333 Seventh Ave., 17th Floor, NY, NY 10001, to honor her grandson Robert Martin O'Brien. Arrangements are by the Knight-Auchmoody Funeral Home, Inc., 154 E. Main St., Port Jervis, NY. for information,directions or to send a condolence note to the family visit knight-auchmody.com