Saturday, November 14, 2026
Nancy McCullough Trube, 79, of Marco Island, FL, passed away unexpectedly in her home on July 6th, 2023.
Nancy was born on November 30, 1943 to Felix and Hazel McCullough in Austin, Texas. Her father was killed in Germany in WWII when she was a baby, so she and her brother Tommy were raised in Austin by her mother. In the summer of 1961, she met the love of her life John Trube. They wed in December 1963 and went on to have three wonderful children, Mike, Byron and Dana.
Nancy attended The University of Texas in Austin where she was an Alpha Chi Omega. She transferred to the University of Houston, earning a Home Economics degree in 1965. She went to work at an insurance company for a brief time, prepared taxes for H&R Block and managed the rental units she and John owned in St. Louis. But the job that brought Nancy the most joy was raising her children and managing her home.
When John’s job provided a promotional opportunity at Monsanto’s headquarters in St. Louis, the family relocated from Friendswood, Texas to Des Peres, Missouri in the summer of 1977. They spent most weekends at their home at Lake of the Ozarks where they frequently hosted family, friends and kids’ friends. Nancy was a top-level competitive tennis player. She rarely missed the opportunity to watch a tennis major on television and had the opportunity to attend the U.S. Open in New York several times. Nancy also enjoyed snow skiing trips with friends, travel to Europe with John, and other active travel to see and learn about the world.
In 2000 they moved into their dream home in Marco Island, Florida. They met many new friends through the Marco Island Yacht Club and Island Country Club. They enjoyed travel including taking their boat to the Bahamas and Key West, taking Caribbean cruises with their friends from Marco or their grandkids, and trips to Europe and Asia to explore the world.
Nancy and John loved being on the water, boating, and traveling. She enjoyed playing Bridge, Pinochle and other card games with friends and family, especially when she was winning! Nancy was an avid reader, reading as many as four or five books a week and always kept a list and had books on reserve at the library.
Nancy dedicated her life to being a wonderful wife and mother, and she was THE BEST Nana anyone could ask for. She loved watching her grandchildren play sports, and we all loved joining her in making her famous Christmas cookies and pancakes. Her children and grandchildren were the light of her life.
Nancy was preceded in death by her parents, Felix and Hazel McCullough, and her son Byron Garver Trube.
She is survived by her husband John, son Mike and his wife Lisa, her daughter Dana Bacich and her husband Tim, her grandchildren Courtney, Jack, Ellie, Joe and Will, and her brother Tommy McCullough.
The family requests that in lieu of flowers donations be made in her honor to Ronald McDonald House Charities of St. Louis’ Let’s Make Room capital campaign, or the charity of your choice. The family will be holding private Celebrations of her life on Marco Island and in St. Louis.
