Robert A. Rubega

ROBERT A. RUBEGA age 90 of Groton, passed away on Sunday morning, December 31, 2017 at Fairview Nursing Home in Groton.

He was born in Blackstone, MA on August 2, 1927, the son of Alfred and Madallana Segalla Rubega. Robert was married to Mary Patricia Casey on April 20, 1954 in New London. Patricia, the Love of his life, passed away October 14, 2009 after an extended illness.

Robert served in the U.S. Navy from 1945 until 1946. He graduated from University of Rhode Island, earned his master’s degree from UCONN and his PhD from the University of Rochester. He worked as an engineer at the Under Water Sound Lab in New London, for General Dynamics and Marine Resources, a company which he cofounded, both in Rochester NY. He held many awards, including the Navy’s Decibel Award, as well as a patent.

He was a member of Sacred Heart Church in Groton, Groton Post American Legion and the Acoustical Society of America.

Robert is survived by his sons, Alfred (Mary Kalinowski) of Washington, NH, Robert (Patricia Allen) of South Yarmouth Mass. and Patrick (Susan Paray) of E. Hampton, his daughters, Madeline (Robert) Martin of Groton, Margaret Rubega (Christopher Elphick) of Storrs, Anne Marie of Old Lyme and Sheila (Richard) Siborg of E. Lyme and 17 grandchildren. Besides his wife he was predeceased by a daughter, Mary (Jack) Myers, a granddaughter,Jordan Siborg, and his sister Irma Dickie.

In addition to being an exceptionally devoted husband to his wife of more than 55 years, father to his eight children and grandfather to his 18 grandchildren, he was throughout most of his life a very devoted and skillful fisherman, wine maker, gardener and mushroom hunter.  When caring for his wife and his own failing health prevented such active pursuits, he turned to authoring many letters to the editor, cooking, avidly following UCONN Women’s basketball, along with offering recipes and invaluable advice on a wide range of matters to his children, grandchildren and broad range of friends and relatives.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday morning, January 6 at 11 o’clock at Sacred Heart Church, Sacred Heart Dr., Groton. Private interment will be in St. Mary Cemetery, New London. Visiting hours will be on Friday afternoon from 1 until 3 o’clock at the Byles Memorial Home, 99 Huntington St. New London. Donations in his memory may be directed to Fairview Nursing Home in support of the outstanding care which they provided to both he and his wife during their stays there.

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