Lois Rubchinuk

May 5, 1948 - Dec. 2, 2011 THOMAS Funeral services for Lois Elaine Rubchinuk, 63-year-old Thomas, Oklahoma, resident, will be held on Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at 2 p.m. at the First Assembly of God church in Thomas, Oklahoma, with Brother Jerry Yoder officiating. Burial will be in the Mound Valley Cemetery under the direction of Lockstone Funeral Home. Lois was born May 5, 1948 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Emmett and Arva (Pennington) Upton and passed away Friday, December 2, 2011, in the Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Lois was raised in the southwest part of Oklahoma City. She graduated from Southeast High School in 1966. She attended cosmetology school and worked as a cosmetologist. She married Robert Rubchinuk on April 16, 1971 in Savannah, Georgia. They made their home in Oklahoma City, where she worked at the Oklahoma County Assessor's office for 15 years. She was active in the Race Horse Industry, where she was a jocky agent for several years. She enjoyed cooking and traveling. Lois moved to Thomas in 2009 to be near her granddaughters. Memorials may be made to the First Assembly of God, Thomas, Oklahoma. Lois is survived by her husband, Robert Rubchinuk, of the home in Thomas, Oklahoma; one daughter, Kelly London, and her husband Brian of Thomas; two granddaughters: Molly and Quinn London of Thomas; brother, William E. Upton and wife Genett of Thomas; sister, Pamela Abbananto and husband Patrick of Newalla, Oklahoma; niece, Shannon Flowers, and daughter, Rylee, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; nephew, Dustin James Reed of Texas; and an exceptional, lifelong friend, Karen Ulman of Choctaw, Oklahoma. Lois also is survived by numerous cousins and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; and one brother, Emmett Upton Jr.