Obituaries
December 7, 2020

Paul M. Rubino – Fort Hill, Pa.

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Paul M. Rubino, 86, Fort Hill, Pa., passed away Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, at Memorial Medical Center, Johnstown. He was born Dec. 22, 1933, in New Eagle, son of the late William and Jennie Cilensek Rubino. He is survived by his beloved soulmate, Alexis Hepple; and daughters, Sharon Rymon and husband, Dennis, Milton, Kan., and Michele Kostelnik and husband, Brian, of Smithton; grandchildren, Terri Meyers, Mindi Patel, Kassidee Sperlak and Kohl Kostelnik; and great-grandchildren, Emma, Ivy and Lucy Meyers and Jesse Howell; brother, Dennis Rubino, Statesville, N.C.; and sisters, Johanna Rubino and Stephanie Rubino, both of Monongahela. Friends will be received from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at HUMBERT FUNERAL HOME in Confluence where a service will follow the viewing at 7 p.m. with the Rev. Samuel McClintock officiating. Interment in St. Paul Cemetery, Fort Hill. In keeping with COVID-19 guidelines, facial coverings and social distancing are required. Arrangements by Humbert Funeral Home and Cremation Services Inc. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.humbertfuneralhome.com.

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