LUBA RUTMAN

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LUBA RUTMAN Luba passed away peacefully on August 18, 2015, surrounded by her three children, after a full and challenging life. She and her three brothers survived the holocaust by leaving their home in Losice, Poland when it was invaded during the Second World War. However, her parents and five sisters who remained did not survive. She ended up in a Siberian work camp where she met her husband Fiszel (deceased on August 13, 1995) and where her son Leonard was born. After the war she and her brothers were in a German camp for the displaced and Alta was born there. The family moved to Israel and then to Winnipeg (via Italy) where Sidney was born. Luba made the best of her difficult circumstances as she was driven by pure perseverance and a desire to provide a good life for her family. Despite all the difficulties, she lived to almost 100 and was able to take pleasure in the accomplishments of her family. Luba left behind an appreciative family of three children, their respective spouses, six grandchildren and their spouses, and 11 great-grandchildren. She truly had a unique personality that would take too many words to describe. While she was always proud about the accomplishments of her family, our mother always remembered the parents and five sisters she lost in the war - right until the final days of her life. We will never forget our mother and will miss her deeply. We would like to thank all the staff at the Sharon Home who helped my mother. I know they hold a special spot in their hearts for her even though she was always pointing her finger telling all of them how to do their job. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to a preferred charity or to The Simkin Centre where she was well served for almost 12 years.

As published in Winnipeg Free Press on Aug 22, 2015