Ruby Reisner

Ruby M. Reisner, 91, passed away on August 1, 2016.

A visitation will be held from 12-1pm, with a funeral service at 1pm, both on Thursday, August 4, at Eastgate Christian Church, 4010 S. River Blvd in Independence, MO. She will be laid to rest in Mount Moriah Cemetery.

Contributions may be made to Crossroads Hospice in her honor.

Ruby was born on May 22, 1925, in Lexington, MO, to Louis and Ruby (Boley) Sanders. She graduated from Henrietta High School; after graduation, she moved to Kansas City. She met Samuel Bloom while she was working as a movie theater ticket seller, and they married in 1946. She proudly helped raise Samuel’s two sons. After Samuel’s death in 1985, she remarried to Jack Reisner, whom she met through church. She was a member of Raytown Christian Church and most recently Eastgate Christian Church, as well as P.E.O. and G.F.W.C. She was renowned for her cooking and baking skills. She was once featured in the KC Star’s column, “Come into My Kitchen.” Her cookies, cakes, and rolls were second to none, and her family always looked forward to Christmas get-togethers. She also enjoyed shopping, sewing, knitting, and keeping an impeccable flower garden.

Ruby was preceded in death by her husbands, Samuel and Jack; step-son, David; and brothers, Raymond and Louis, Jr.

Ruby is survived by her sister, Geneva Iles; brother, Bob Sanders; step-sons, James S. Bloom (Peggy) and Pete Bloom (Shirley); daughters-in-law, Barbara Reisner and Connie Stewart; and numerous grandchildren and extended family.

Online condolences at www.speakschapel.com.