LaRue Esta (Gehman) Cubie

La Rue Esta Cubie (nee Gehman) died Wednesday, December 4, in Hartford Hospital, surrounded by her beloved children and grandchildren. 

Born on April 24, 1938, in Kutztown, PA, to Elton Stanford and Emma Louisa Gehman (nee Snyder), she was a 1956 graduate of Kutztown High School and a 1960 alumna of Eastern Nazarene College; she earned her Master of Education from Bridgewater State University. A long-time teacher, she taught in public schools in Quincy and Plymouth, MA, as well as at Woodward School for Girls in Quincy, MA. 

The beloved wife of Bob Cubie, who predeceased her, she is survived by her children and their spouses, Karen (Karl) Henck, Priscilla (Ed) Vining, and Robert Cubie (Toshiyuki Minami); her five granddaughters, Sylvia, Julia, and Catherine Henck; Emma (Michael) Vining; and Althea (Justin) Silva; and one great grandson, Justin James Silva. She also leaves her brother Arlan (Linda) Gehman of Florida; a sister-in-law, Ann (Cubie) Rearick of New Hampshire; a brother-in-law, James (Doreen) Cubie, of Arizona; and many nieces and nephews.  

Visiting hours will be held on December 19, 2024 from 10 A.M. to 12 P.M. at the Monument Square Chapel of Paul C. Rogers Family Funeral Home, 334 Main Street, Haverhill, immediately followed by a Funeral Service at the funeral home at 12 P.M. A burial service will follow at Walnut Cemetery in Haverhill.