Clair Lawrence Grube, age 90, of Edmonds, left this world, May 16, 2018 to live in peace with his Lord. Clair was born November 13, 1927 on a farm near Glenville, Minnesota to Lawrence and Rosaline Sandman Grube. He was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith, and was a lifelong member of the American Lutheran Church, now E.L.C.A. He graduated from Albert Lea High School, Albert Lea, Minnesota in 1945; Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa in 1952; Wartburg Theological Seminary, Dubuque, Iowa in 1955; and Clinical Pastoral Education, Emmanuel Hospital, Portland, Oregon in 1969. He served as pastor with congregations St. John’s and Genesee Valley Lutheran churches, Genesee, Idaho (’55-’61); Emanuel Lutheran, Cheney, Washington and contact pastor to Lutheran Students at Eastern Washington University (’61-’68); chaplain at the Foss Home, Seattle (’68-’87); and interim pastor at Freeborn Lutheran, Stanwood, and Trinity Lutheran, Freeland, Washington, until retirement in 1991. A member of Rotary International, in clubs at Cheney and Lynnwood, for over forty years, and a member of the Studebaker Drivers Club. Clair married Marilyn Joy Friesleben in 1954 to which union one son, Martin was born. He and Marilyn traveled in all fifty of the United States, as well as Canada, Mexico and Europe. Marilyn passed away December 6, 2002. Clair married Sally Staser in 2008. He and Sally traveled many of the states, national parks and enjoyed wedding anniversaries in Leavenworth. He is survived by his loving wife of 10 years Sally, son Martin and his wife Emma, and granddaughter, Megan and her husband Brent Younglove; brother Rudolph Grube, Westwood Massachusetts; as well as numerous relatives and friends.