Ruby Irene Mach

Ruby Irene Mach, 78, of La Grange, died at St. Mark’s Medical Center in La Grange on Feb. 23, 2015. Ruby was born March 15, 1936 in Muldoon to Reuben Helton and Irene Fulkerson Helton. She graduated from Flatonia High School in 1954 and married Stanley Mach on Aug. 1, 1954 in the Methodist Church in Muldoon. They just observed their 60th wedding anniversary. Ruby was a homemaker and volunteered a good part of her life for the Travis Street United Methodist Church and First United Methodist Church of La Grange. She also served her community as a volunteer for the Fayette County Democratic Party. Her happiest role in life was being a grandmother. She loved teaching them to play dominos, cards, puzzles and games. She is preceded in death by her parents and her brothers James Helton of Traverse City, Mich. and Ben Helton of Brenham. Survivors include daughter, Cheryl Schmidt and husband, Kenny of La Grange; daughter Susan Tully and husband, Kevin of Southlake; and son, Michael Mach and wife, Tracy of La Grange; grandchildren, Dena Meinardus of Bryan, Jamie Budnick of Houston, Luke Meinardus of La Grange, Bret Meinardus of Houston, Conor Tully of Southlake, Hayden Mach and Maddi Mach of La Grange. Ruby also has five great-grandchildren. Visitation was held at Fayette Memorial Funeral Home on Thursday, Feb. 26 from noon to 7 p.m. The family received visitors from 5 to 7 p.m. A memorial service will be held at First United Methodist Church of La Grange on Friday, Feb. 27 at 10 a.m. In lieu of flowers the family asks donations be made to the following: CASA of Bastrop, Lee and Fayette Counties, P.O. Box 623, Bastrop, Texas 78602 or online at casaofbastrop.org or donate to a charity of your choice. Fayette Memorial Funeral Home in La Grange is in charge of arrangements.