Mrs. Ruby E. Vogler

October 28, 1926 - June 15, 2017

Ruby Evelyn Vogler, of Mountain View , passed away Thursday, June 15, 2017, while at Mountain View Healthcare due to natural causes. Born on October 28, 1926 to John Willard and Edith Marie (Sadler) Smith, she was 90 years old. Growing up in Freeburg, Illinois, Ruby attended the local schools and graduated from the Freeburg High School . After graduation, Ruby was employed by the Bell Telephone Company as an operator. When she would leave work in the evening, she noticed a young man following her home and thought he might be a stalker. This continued on for a couple months until her girlfriend told her he was okay and a "nice" boy. So Ruby consented to date him and in 1949 she married Vernon John Vogler in New Athens, Illinois. To this union, two children were born. Ruby was a "stay at home" mom and later worked at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Belleville, IL. Having been a Christian most of her life, Ruby attended the First Baptist Church , and had no qualms about asking total strangers if they were a Christian, or if they knew Jesus Christ as their Savior. She loved to read, and especially loved to read her Bible. She had many other hobbies as well, which included fishing, embroidery, taking long walks, watching children at play, talking to her sister, Ruth, on the phone; but she was obsessed with doing word search puzzles. It was said that Ruby wasn't the greatest cook, but she loved to eat. She will be greatly missed by the family she loved, as well as all who knew her. Ruby is preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a sister, Helen Dintelmann; two brothers, Herbert Smith and Lavern Smith, and a great grandson, Levi Keller. She is survived by her children, Sue Miller and her husband, Donald of Summersville, MO; and Edward John Vogler and his wife, Mary of Springfield, IL. Further surviving her are ten grandchildren, twenty great-grandchildren, and seven great-great-grandchildren. Visitation: Friends may call from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Monday, June 19, 2017 at at Heil-Schuessler Funeral Home in New Athens, IL. Funeral: Services will be at 1 p.m. on Monday, June 19, 2017 at Heil-Schuessler Funeral Home in New Athens, IL Burial will follow at Oakridge Cemetery in New Athens, IL