MERCEDES, TX - Ruby Susanna Vogel Dillon was called to Heaven to be with her Lord and Savior on April 25, 2016, and to join her beloved husband, A. R. Dillon Jr. who preceded her in death on February 28, 2004.
Born on May 7, 1924 to Adolph G Vogel and Mathilda (Moeckel) Vogel, Ruby was raised on the family farm in Jacob, Illinois.
The Vogel family moved to Mercedes, Texas in September 1943 due to the great Mississippi River flood. Ruby married A. R. Dillon Jr., a farmer and rancher, on February 5, 1950. Happily married for 54 years, they spent all their married life on Dillon's Farm northeast of Mercedes. She was a happy homemaker, cooking and baking for her family. She loved to sew, making clothing for the family and keepsake quilts for her children and grandchildren.
Ruby's parents, Adolph and Mathilda Vogel, and four older brothers preceded her in death: Eugene Vogel, Marvin Vogel, Edward Vogel, and Herbert Vogel, and two sisters Ruth Neuhaus and Lela Hempy.
Her one surviving sister is Loretta Eilers and husband Robert Eilers of Mercedes, TX; and one sister-in-law: Helen Vogel of Mercedes, TX. Ruby was blessed with many kind nieces, nephews, and friends near and dear to her. Surviving are her three wonderful children: Son, Dr. Ray Dillon and wife Cathy Dillon of Auburn, AL: daughter, Susan Dillon Eidbo and husband Rolf Eidbo, of San Deigo, CA: and son, Dr. Curtis J. Dillon of Mercedes. TX.
A special thanks goes to her youngest son, Dr. Curtis Jay Dillon who moved in with his parents in 2000 to care for his father, A.R. Dillon Jr, and then for his mother, Ruby, to allow them both to continue living on the Dillon family farm. Her six precious grandchildren are Heather Eidbo of San Diego, CA; Michelle Dillon Puckett and Brian Puckett of Helena, AL; Haley Dillon Byers and Brannon Byers of Decatur, GA: Eric Eidbo of San Lorenzo, CA; Audrey Eidbo Johnson and Dane Johnson of San Louis Obispo, CA: and Mark Eidbo of San Diego, CA; and two great grandchildren Mallory and Abigail Puckett of Helena, AL.
Ruby was a dedicated and active member of the Lutheran Church all her life. While living in the Rio Grande Valley, Immanuel Lutheran of Mercedes was her church where she attended faithfully, serving as Secretary Treasurer of the Sunday School for 25 years. She also held many offices in the Dorcas Aid Society. She loved her church, her beloved husband, her three wonderful children, and her grandchildren and great grandchildren were her pride and joy.
Visitation was held at Rudy Garza Chapel of Peace in Mercedes from 5:00-7:00 pm on Tuesday April 26, 2016. Family and friends will celebrate her funeral services today, Wednesday, April 27, 2016 @10:00am. At Immanuel Lutheran Church, on 3rd and Washington St. in Mercedes Texas with Pastor Ed Weber officiating. Interment will then follow for a graveside burial service at the Dillon Family plot at Ebony Grove Cemetery, southeast of Mercedes off Rio Rico Road. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial be made in Ruby's memory to Immanuel Lutheran Church, or to Lutheran Hour Ministries, 660 Mason Ridge Center Drive, St Louis, MO 63141, or favorite charity. Funeral services are under the direction and care of Rudy Garza Funeral Home of Mercedes Texas.
Published in Valley Morning Star on Apr. 27, 2016
Born on May 7, 1924 to Adolph G Vogel and Mathilda (Moeckel) Vogel, Ruby was raised on the family farm in Jacob, Illinois.
The Vogel family moved to Mercedes, Texas in September 1943 due to the great Mississippi River flood. Ruby married A. R. Dillon Jr., a farmer and rancher, on February 5, 1950. Happily married for 54 years, they spent all their married life on Dillon's Farm northeast of Mercedes. She was a happy homemaker, cooking and baking for her family. She loved to sew, making clothing for the family and keepsake quilts for her children and grandchildren.
Ruby's parents, Adolph and Mathilda Vogel, and four older brothers preceded her in death: Eugene Vogel, Marvin Vogel, Edward Vogel, and Herbert Vogel, and two sisters Ruth Neuhaus and Lela Hempy.
Her one surviving sister is Loretta Eilers and husband Robert Eilers of Mercedes, TX; and one sister-in-law: Helen Vogel of Mercedes, TX. Ruby was blessed with many kind nieces, nephews, and friends near and dear to her. Surviving are her three wonderful children: Son, Dr. Ray Dillon and wife Cathy Dillon of Auburn, AL: daughter, Susan Dillon Eidbo and husband Rolf Eidbo, of San Deigo, CA: and son, Dr. Curtis J. Dillon of Mercedes. TX.
A special thanks goes to her youngest son, Dr. Curtis Jay Dillon who moved in with his parents in 2000 to care for his father, A.R. Dillon Jr, and then for his mother, Ruby, to allow them both to continue living on the Dillon family farm. Her six precious grandchildren are Heather Eidbo of San Diego, CA; Michelle Dillon Puckett and Brian Puckett of Helena, AL; Haley Dillon Byers and Brannon Byers of Decatur, GA: Eric Eidbo of San Lorenzo, CA; Audrey Eidbo Johnson and Dane Johnson of San Louis Obispo, CA: and Mark Eidbo of San Diego, CA; and two great grandchildren Mallory and Abigail Puckett of Helena, AL.
Ruby was a dedicated and active member of the Lutheran Church all her life. While living in the Rio Grande Valley, Immanuel Lutheran of Mercedes was her church where she attended faithfully, serving as Secretary Treasurer of the Sunday School for 25 years. She also held many offices in the Dorcas Aid Society. She loved her church, her beloved husband, her three wonderful children, and her grandchildren and great grandchildren were her pride and joy.
Visitation was held at Rudy Garza Chapel of Peace in Mercedes from 5:00-7:00 pm on Tuesday April 26, 2016. Family and friends will celebrate her funeral services today, Wednesday, April 27, 2016 @10:00am. At Immanuel Lutheran Church, on 3rd and Washington St. in Mercedes Texas with Pastor Ed Weber officiating. Interment will then follow for a graveside burial service at the Dillon Family plot at Ebony Grove Cemetery, southeast of Mercedes off Rio Rico Road. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial be made in Ruby's memory to Immanuel Lutheran Church, or to Lutheran Hour Ministries, 660 Mason Ridge Center Drive, St Louis, MO 63141, or favorite charity. Funeral services are under the direction and care of Rudy Garza Funeral Home of Mercedes Texas.
Published in Valley Morning Star on Apr. 27, 2016
MERCEDES, TX - Ruby Susanna Vogel Dillon was called to Heaven to be with her Lord and Savior on April 25, 2016, and to join her beloved husband, A. R. Dillon Jr. who preceded her in death on February 28, 2004.
Born on May 7, 1924 to Adolph G Vogel and Mathilda (Moeckel) Vogel, Ruby was raised on the family farm in Jacob, Illinois.
The Vogel family moved to Mercedes, Texas in September 1943 due to the great Mississippi River flood. Ruby married A. R. Dillon Jr., a farmer and rancher, on February 5, 1950. Happily married for 54 years, they spent all their married life on Dillon's Farm northeast of Mercedes. She was a happy homemaker, cooking and baking for her family. She loved to sew, making clothing for the family and keepsake quilts for her children and grandchildren.
Ruby's parents, Adolph and Mathilda Vogel, and four older brothers preceded her in death: Eugene Vogel, Marvin Vogel, Edward Vogel, and Herbert Vogel, and two sisters Ruth Neuhaus and Lela Hempy.
Her one surviving sister is Loretta Eilers and husband Robert Eilers of Mercedes, TX; and one sister-in-law: Helen Vogel of Mercedes, TX. Ruby was blessed with many kind nieces, nephews, and friends near and dear to her. Surviving are her three wonderful children: Son, Dr. Ray Dillon and wife Cathy Dillon of Auburn, AL: daughter, Susan Dillon Eidbo and husband Rolf Eidbo, of San Deigo, CA: and son, Dr. Curtis J. Dillon of Mercedes. TX.
A special thanks goes to her youngest son, Dr. Curtis Jay Dillon who moved in with his parents in 2000 to care for his father, A.R. Dillon Jr, and then for his mother, Ruby, to allow them both to continue living on the Dillon family farm. Her six precious grandchildren are Heather Eidbo of San Diego, CA; Michelle Dillon Puckett and Brian Puckett of Helena, AL; Haley Dillon Byers and Brannon Byers of Decatur, GA: Eric Eidbo of San Lorenzo, CA; Audrey Eidbo Johnson and Dane Johnson of San Louis Obispo, CA: and Mark Eidbo of San Diego, CA; and two great grandchildren Mallory and Abigail Puckett of Helena, AL.
Ruby was a dedicated and active member of the Lutheran Church all her life. While living in the Rio Grande Valley, Immanuel Lutheran of Mercedes was her church where she attended faithfully, serving as Secretary Treasurer of the Sunday School for 25 years. She also held many offices in the Dorcas Aid Society. She loved her church, her beloved husband, her three wonderful children, and her grandchildren and great grandchildren were her pride and joy.
Visitation was held at Rudy Garza Chapel of Peace in Mercedes from 5:00-7:00 pm on Tuesday April 26, 2016. Family and friends will celebrate her funeral services today, Wednesday, April 27, 2016 @10:00am. At Immanuel Lutheran Church, on 3rd and Washington St. in Mercedes Texas with Pastor Ed Weber officiating. Interment will then follow for a graveside burial service at the Dillon Family plot at Ebony Grove Cemetery, southeast of Mercedes off Rio Rico Road. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial be made in Ruby's memory to Immanuel Lutheran Church, or to Lutheran Hour Ministries, 660 Mason Ridge Center Drive, St Louis, MO 63141, or favorite charity. Funeral services are under the direction and care of Rudy Garza Funeral Home of Mercedes Texas.
Published in Valley Morning Star on Apr. 27, 2016
Born on May 7, 1924 to Adolph G Vogel and Mathilda (Moeckel) Vogel, Ruby was raised on the family farm in Jacob, Illinois.
The Vogel family moved to Mercedes, Texas in September 1943 due to the great Mississippi River flood. Ruby married A. R. Dillon Jr., a farmer and rancher, on February 5, 1950. Happily married for 54 years, they spent all their married life on Dillon's Farm northeast of Mercedes. She was a happy homemaker, cooking and baking for her family. She loved to sew, making clothing for the family and keepsake quilts for her children and grandchildren.
Ruby's parents, Adolph and Mathilda Vogel, and four older brothers preceded her in death: Eugene Vogel, Marvin Vogel, Edward Vogel, and Herbert Vogel, and two sisters Ruth Neuhaus and Lela Hempy.
Her one surviving sister is Loretta Eilers and husband Robert Eilers of Mercedes, TX; and one sister-in-law: Helen Vogel of Mercedes, TX. Ruby was blessed with many kind nieces, nephews, and friends near and dear to her. Surviving are her three wonderful children: Son, Dr. Ray Dillon and wife Cathy Dillon of Auburn, AL: daughter, Susan Dillon Eidbo and husband Rolf Eidbo, of San Deigo, CA: and son, Dr. Curtis J. Dillon of Mercedes. TX.
A special thanks goes to her youngest son, Dr. Curtis Jay Dillon who moved in with his parents in 2000 to care for his father, A.R. Dillon Jr, and then for his mother, Ruby, to allow them both to continue living on the Dillon family farm. Her six precious grandchildren are Heather Eidbo of San Diego, CA; Michelle Dillon Puckett and Brian Puckett of Helena, AL; Haley Dillon Byers and Brannon Byers of Decatur, GA: Eric Eidbo of San Lorenzo, CA; Audrey Eidbo Johnson and Dane Johnson of San Louis Obispo, CA: and Mark Eidbo of San Diego, CA; and two great grandchildren Mallory and Abigail Puckett of Helena, AL.
Ruby was a dedicated and active member of the Lutheran Church all her life. While living in the Rio Grande Valley, Immanuel Lutheran of Mercedes was her church where she attended faithfully, serving as Secretary Treasurer of the Sunday School for 25 years. She also held many offices in the Dorcas Aid Society. She loved her church, her beloved husband, her three wonderful children, and her grandchildren and great grandchildren were her pride and joy.
Visitation was held at Rudy Garza Chapel of Peace in Mercedes from 5:00-7:00 pm on Tuesday April 26, 2016. Family and friends will celebrate her funeral services today, Wednesday, April 27, 2016 @10:00am. At Immanuel Lutheran Church, on 3rd and Washington St. in Mercedes Texas with Pastor Ed Weber officiating. Interment will then follow for a graveside burial service at the Dillon Family plot at Ebony Grove Cemetery, southeast of Mercedes off Rio Rico Road. In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial be made in Ruby's memory to Immanuel Lutheran Church, or to Lutheran Hour Ministries, 660 Mason Ridge Center Drive, St Louis, MO 63141, or favorite charity. Funeral services are under the direction and care of Rudy Garza Funeral Home of Mercedes Texas.
Published in Valley Morning Star on Apr. 27, 2016
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