Beloved wife of Ed (Edward D. Hofeling),
mother of Loretta (Mrs. Alan Marks), Bonita (Mrs. Jon Ades), Ken, Eldon, and Russ,
grandmother of Dan and Alana Marks (Loretta and Alan), Kenny Hofeling (Ken and Elizabeth), Aaron and Rebecca Ades (Bonita and Jon), Lisa Hofeling (Eldon and Carol), Jennifer and Amanda Hofeling (Russ and Linda).
Ruby was the most cheerful, generous, and kind lady. She had a wonderful laugh and smile, and great sense of humor. Her joys in life were her family and friends, cooking, sewing, traveling to Hawaii (seeing Don Ho every time), and watching The Lawrence Welk Show and the annual Miss America pageants.
Ruby took good care of everybody, always with good cheer and laughter.
Ruby loved to sew. She was an extremely skilled tailor and seamstress. Ruby made and altered the costumes for plays at the Circle Star Theater, and sometimes San Francisco theaters when she had the time. She handled all the tailoring and alterations for the police uniforms of the Redwood City Police Department, and police departments throughout the Bay Area, as far away as Oakland and Morgan Hill. She also did the alterations for dry cleaners nearby and in cities throughout the Bay Area. Because she didn't want to earn too much or her Social Security retirement benefit would be reduced, she charged only 35 cents to 75 cents to tailor an entire theater costume or police uniform, and 5 to 15 cents to do hems, zippers, and clothing alterations. The Bay Area's police departments had some of the best-tailored officers in the world, thanks to Ruby! Her sons' former bedroom was filled with department store-style racks, filled with dozens of police uniforms, theater costumes, and people's clothing awaiting her expert touch.
Every afternoon she would cook a wonderful dinner for Ed, and always was ready to put more plates on the table for family that dropped over. Visitors were always welcome. Evenings would be spent enjoying television, and visiting when folks came by. Their front door at 1521 Fernside was unlocked, and people were encouraged and welcome to walk in, sit down and visit.
Ed worked for United Airlines until his retirement, and in those halcyon days, employees, retirees, and their families could travel anywhere in the world for only the cost of paying the tax on the flight. A trip to Hawaii cost as low as $4 tax a person. (They had to fly standby, in any available seat, but often seats were available in first class. They were required to wear suits and nice clothes on the flights, in those good old days when air travel was a special event, and airline customers were well-treated.) Hotels, car rental agencies, and other travel-related industries also offered steep discounts to employees, retirees, and their families. (In high school, Eldon and Russ used to fly to Hawaii to go surfing on the weekend, and be back at school Monday morning.) Several times a year, Ruby and Ed went to Hawaii. They always stayed at the Hilton Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki, and always went to see Don Ho. In 1975, they took a big trip, to the Holy Land. Ruby was thrilled to see Jerusalem and Bethlehem.
Ruby and her best friend Marge DeGrazia also went to Hawaii together a few times a year. They loved shopping in Waikiki for little gifts to bring home for their families, and of course, always stayed at the Hilton Hawaiian and went to see Don Ho. Another good friend of Ruby's was Libby. They liked to go shopping together.
Ruby's generosity was legendary. She always was dropping by groceries and goodies at her children's homes. She gave her daughter-in-law Carol a new Singer sewing machine with every kind of attachment, in a beautiful walnut desk Ed custom-built the machine into. Ruby giggled as she told Carol, "Your machine is newer and better than mine!" When Carol urged Ruby to keep the new one and instead give Carol Ruby's "old" one, Ruby cheerfully insisted, "No, no, this one's for you! I want you to have it!" Ruby and Ed had grown up through the Depression, and like most people who survived that, were greatly influenced by it. Ruby splurged on groceries for her children, and urged them to save their money, even when her adult children owned beautiful homes of their own and were doing well. Always when Ruby gave her family gifts, she cheerfully noted, "It was on sale!" This led Ed, who also had a great sense of humor, to frame a popular cartoonist's drawing, showing a lady in her living room flanked by two lambs telling her husband, "They were on sale!"
Ruby used to charmingly confide to Carol, "Don't tell anybody, but you're my favorite daughter-in-law!" Carol believed Ruby told each of her children's spouses they were her favorite, too; Ruby wasn't being dishonest, at that moment she said it, that was how she felt. Carol and Eldon's daughter Lisa also was, confidentially, Ruby's "favorite granddaughter" and "most beautiful grandchild." Whoever she was with at any moment was her favorite person. It was charming and lovable, and unique to Ruby.
Ed and Ruby grew up in and married in Nebraska. They were the outstanding examples of Middle America and the American Dream, with the values of hard work, honesty, good fellowship, loyalty, and charity. Ed had a blue collar job at United Airlines, and retired literally with a gold watch after 40 years. They owned a nice home. They bought a new car every two years, trading in the previous one (Ed liked Oldsmobiles). Their children attended college and got good jobs. The 1950s through 1970s were a time of prosperity and decency for many middle class Americans, when they believed their children would have an even more prosperous life than theirs, and it came true.
Ruby told her daughter-in-law Carol, "I'm half-Indian. My mother was a squaw! My father met her on the reservation." Ruby's mother was Iroquois. Ruby's children therefore are 1/4 Native American, Ruby's grandchildren 1/8 Native American.
Luckily, Ruby lived to see the birth of all of her grandchildren. She was a devoted Grandma, treasured her grandchildren, and loved babysitting them. She and Ed also got to celebrate their golden 50th wedding anniversary. She had some heart trouble in 1980, and was surrounded with love with Ed and her children in Sequoia Hospital when she passed away. She was loving and sweet throughout her life, and she is dearly remembered and missed.
mother of Loretta (Mrs. Alan Marks), Bonita (Mrs. Jon Ades), Ken, Eldon, and Russ,
grandmother of Dan and Alana Marks (Loretta and Alan), Kenny Hofeling (Ken and Elizabeth), Aaron and Rebecca Ades (Bonita and Jon), Lisa Hofeling (Eldon and Carol), Jennifer and Amanda Hofeling (Russ and Linda).
Ruby was the most cheerful, generous, and kind lady. She had a wonderful laugh and smile, and great sense of humor. Her joys in life were her family and friends, cooking, sewing, traveling to Hawaii (seeing Don Ho every time), and watching The Lawrence Welk Show and the annual Miss America pageants.
Ruby took good care of everybody, always with good cheer and laughter.
Ruby loved to sew. She was an extremely skilled tailor and seamstress. Ruby made and altered the costumes for plays at the Circle Star Theater, and sometimes San Francisco theaters when she had the time. She handled all the tailoring and alterations for the police uniforms of the Redwood City Police Department, and police departments throughout the Bay Area, as far away as Oakland and Morgan Hill. She also did the alterations for dry cleaners nearby and in cities throughout the Bay Area. Because she didn't want to earn too much or her Social Security retirement benefit would be reduced, she charged only 35 cents to 75 cents to tailor an entire theater costume or police uniform, and 5 to 15 cents to do hems, zippers, and clothing alterations. The Bay Area's police departments had some of the best-tailored officers in the world, thanks to Ruby! Her sons' former bedroom was filled with department store-style racks, filled with dozens of police uniforms, theater costumes, and people's clothing awaiting her expert touch.
Every afternoon she would cook a wonderful dinner for Ed, and always was ready to put more plates on the table for family that dropped over. Visitors were always welcome. Evenings would be spent enjoying television, and visiting when folks came by. Their front door at 1521 Fernside was unlocked, and people were encouraged and welcome to walk in, sit down and visit.
Ed worked for United Airlines until his retirement, and in those halcyon days, employees, retirees, and their families could travel anywhere in the world for only the cost of paying the tax on the flight. A trip to Hawaii cost as low as $4 tax a person. (They had to fly standby, in any available seat, but often seats were available in first class. They were required to wear suits and nice clothes on the flights, in those good old days when air travel was a special event, and airline customers were well-treated.) Hotels, car rental agencies, and other travel-related industries also offered steep discounts to employees, retirees, and their families. (In high school, Eldon and Russ used to fly to Hawaii to go surfing on the weekend, and be back at school Monday morning.) Several times a year, Ruby and Ed went to Hawaii. They always stayed at the Hilton Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki, and always went to see Don Ho. In 1975, they took a big trip, to the Holy Land. Ruby was thrilled to see Jerusalem and Bethlehem.
Ruby and her best friend Marge DeGrazia also went to Hawaii together a few times a year. They loved shopping in Waikiki for little gifts to bring home for their families, and of course, always stayed at the Hilton Hawaiian and went to see Don Ho. Another good friend of Ruby's was Libby. They liked to go shopping together.
Ruby's generosity was legendary. She always was dropping by groceries and goodies at her children's homes. She gave her daughter-in-law Carol a new Singer sewing machine with every kind of attachment, in a beautiful walnut desk Ed custom-built the machine into. Ruby giggled as she told Carol, "Your machine is newer and better than mine!" When Carol urged Ruby to keep the new one and instead give Carol Ruby's "old" one, Ruby cheerfully insisted, "No, no, this one's for you! I want you to have it!" Ruby and Ed had grown up through the Depression, and like most people who survived that, were greatly influenced by it. Ruby splurged on groceries for her children, and urged them to save their money, even when her adult children owned beautiful homes of their own and were doing well. Always when Ruby gave her family gifts, she cheerfully noted, "It was on sale!" This led Ed, who also had a great sense of humor, to frame a popular cartoonist's drawing, showing a lady in her living room flanked by two lambs telling her husband, "They were on sale!"
Ruby used to charmingly confide to Carol, "Don't tell anybody, but you're my favorite daughter-in-law!" Carol believed Ruby told each of her children's spouses they were her favorite, too; Ruby wasn't being dishonest, at that moment she said it, that was how she felt. Carol and Eldon's daughter Lisa also was, confidentially, Ruby's "favorite granddaughter" and "most beautiful grandchild." Whoever she was with at any moment was her favorite person. It was charming and lovable, and unique to Ruby.
Ed and Ruby grew up in and married in Nebraska. They were the outstanding examples of Middle America and the American Dream, with the values of hard work, honesty, good fellowship, loyalty, and charity. Ed had a blue collar job at United Airlines, and retired literally with a gold watch after 40 years. They owned a nice home. They bought a new car every two years, trading in the previous one (Ed liked Oldsmobiles). Their children attended college and got good jobs. The 1950s through 1970s were a time of prosperity and decency for many middle class Americans, when they believed their children would have an even more prosperous life than theirs, and it came true.
Ruby told her daughter-in-law Carol, "I'm half-Indian. My mother was a squaw! My father met her on the reservation." Ruby's mother was Iroquois. Ruby's children therefore are 1/4 Native American, Ruby's grandchildren 1/8 Native American.
Luckily, Ruby lived to see the birth of all of her grandchildren. She was a devoted Grandma, treasured her grandchildren, and loved babysitting them. She and Ed also got to celebrate their golden 50th wedding anniversary. She had some heart trouble in 1980, and was surrounded with love with Ed and her children in Sequoia Hospital when she passed away. She was loving and sweet throughout her life, and she is dearly remembered and missed.
Beloved wife of Ed (Edward D. Hofeling),
mother of Loretta (Mrs. Alan Marks), Bonita (Mrs. Jon Ades), Ken, Eldon, and Russ,
grandmother of Dan and Alana Marks (Loretta and Alan), Kenny Hofeling (Ken and Elizabeth), Aaron and Rebecca Ades (Bonita and Jon), Lisa Hofeling (Eldon and Carol), Jennifer and Amanda Hofeling (Russ and Linda).
Ruby was the most cheerful, generous, and kind lady. She had a wonderful laugh and smile, and great sense of humor. Her joys in life were her family and friends, cooking, sewing, traveling to Hawaii (seeing Don Ho every time), and watching The Lawrence Welk Show and the annual Miss America pageants.
Ruby took good care of everybody, always with good cheer and laughter.
Ruby loved to sew. She was an extremely skilled tailor and seamstress. Ruby made and altered the costumes for plays at the Circle Star Theater, and sometimes San Francisco theaters when she had the time. She handled all the tailoring and alterations for the police uniforms of the Redwood City Police Department, and police departments throughout the Bay Area, as far away as Oakland and Morgan Hill. She also did the alterations for dry cleaners nearby and in cities throughout the Bay Area. Because she didn't want to earn too much or her Social Security retirement benefit would be reduced, she charged only 35 cents to 75 cents to tailor an entire theater costume or police uniform, and 5 to 15 cents to do hems, zippers, and clothing alterations. The Bay Area's police departments had some of the best-tailored officers in the world, thanks to Ruby! Her sons' former bedroom was filled with department store-style racks, filled with dozens of police uniforms, theater costumes, and people's clothing awaiting her expert touch.
Every afternoon she would cook a wonderful dinner for Ed, and always was ready to put more plates on the table for family that dropped over. Visitors were always welcome. Evenings would be spent enjoying television, and visiting when folks came by. Their front door at 1521 Fernside was unlocked, and people were encouraged and welcome to walk in, sit down and visit.
Ed worked for United Airlines until his retirement, and in those halcyon days, employees, retirees, and their families could travel anywhere in the world for only the cost of paying the tax on the flight. A trip to Hawaii cost as low as $4 tax a person. (They had to fly standby, in any available seat, but often seats were available in first class. They were required to wear suits and nice clothes on the flights, in those good old days when air travel was a special event, and airline customers were well-treated.) Hotels, car rental agencies, and other travel-related industries also offered steep discounts to employees, retirees, and their families. (In high school, Eldon and Russ used to fly to Hawaii to go surfing on the weekend, and be back at school Monday morning.) Several times a year, Ruby and Ed went to Hawaii. They always stayed at the Hilton Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki, and always went to see Don Ho. In 1975, they took a big trip, to the Holy Land. Ruby was thrilled to see Jerusalem and Bethlehem.
Ruby and her best friend Marge DeGrazia also went to Hawaii together a few times a year. They loved shopping in Waikiki for little gifts to bring home for their families, and of course, always stayed at the Hilton Hawaiian and went to see Don Ho. Another good friend of Ruby's was Libby. They liked to go shopping together.
Ruby's generosity was legendary. She always was dropping by groceries and goodies at her children's homes. She gave her daughter-in-law Carol a new Singer sewing machine with every kind of attachment, in a beautiful walnut desk Ed custom-built the machine into. Ruby giggled as she told Carol, "Your machine is newer and better than mine!" When Carol urged Ruby to keep the new one and instead give Carol Ruby's "old" one, Ruby cheerfully insisted, "No, no, this one's for you! I want you to have it!" Ruby and Ed had grown up through the Depression, and like most people who survived that, were greatly influenced by it. Ruby splurged on groceries for her children, and urged them to save their money, even when her adult children owned beautiful homes of their own and were doing well. Always when Ruby gave her family gifts, she cheerfully noted, "It was on sale!" This led Ed, who also had a great sense of humor, to frame a popular cartoonist's drawing, showing a lady in her living room flanked by two lambs telling her husband, "They were on sale!"
Ruby used to charmingly confide to Carol, "Don't tell anybody, but you're my favorite daughter-in-law!" Carol believed Ruby told each of her children's spouses they were her favorite, too; Ruby wasn't being dishonest, at that moment she said it, that was how she felt. Carol and Eldon's daughter Lisa also was, confidentially, Ruby's "favorite granddaughter" and "most beautiful grandchild." Whoever she was with at any moment was her favorite person. It was charming and lovable, and unique to Ruby.
Ed and Ruby grew up in and married in Nebraska. They were the outstanding examples of Middle America and the American Dream, with the values of hard work, honesty, good fellowship, loyalty, and charity. Ed had a blue collar job at United Airlines, and retired literally with a gold watch after 40 years. They owned a nice home. They bought a new car every two years, trading in the previous one (Ed liked Oldsmobiles). Their children attended college and got good jobs. The 1950s through 1970s were a time of prosperity and decency for many middle class Americans, when they believed their children would have an even more prosperous life than theirs, and it came true.
Ruby told her daughter-in-law Carol, "I'm half-Indian. My mother was a squaw! My father met her on the reservation." Ruby's mother was Iroquois. Ruby's children therefore are 1/4 Native American, Ruby's grandchildren 1/8 Native American.
Luckily, Ruby lived to see the birth of all of her grandchildren. She was a devoted Grandma, treasured her grandchildren, and loved babysitting them. She and Ed also got to celebrate their golden 50th wedding anniversary. She had some heart trouble in 1980, and was surrounded with love with Ed and her children in Sequoia Hospital when she passed away. She was loving and sweet throughout her life, and she is dearly remembered and missed.
mother of Loretta (Mrs. Alan Marks), Bonita (Mrs. Jon Ades), Ken, Eldon, and Russ,
grandmother of Dan and Alana Marks (Loretta and Alan), Kenny Hofeling (Ken and Elizabeth), Aaron and Rebecca Ades (Bonita and Jon), Lisa Hofeling (Eldon and Carol), Jennifer and Amanda Hofeling (Russ and Linda).
Ruby was the most cheerful, generous, and kind lady. She had a wonderful laugh and smile, and great sense of humor. Her joys in life were her family and friends, cooking, sewing, traveling to Hawaii (seeing Don Ho every time), and watching The Lawrence Welk Show and the annual Miss America pageants.
Ruby took good care of everybody, always with good cheer and laughter.
Ruby loved to sew. She was an extremely skilled tailor and seamstress. Ruby made and altered the costumes for plays at the Circle Star Theater, and sometimes San Francisco theaters when she had the time. She handled all the tailoring and alterations for the police uniforms of the Redwood City Police Department, and police departments throughout the Bay Area, as far away as Oakland and Morgan Hill. She also did the alterations for dry cleaners nearby and in cities throughout the Bay Area. Because she didn't want to earn too much or her Social Security retirement benefit would be reduced, she charged only 35 cents to 75 cents to tailor an entire theater costume or police uniform, and 5 to 15 cents to do hems, zippers, and clothing alterations. The Bay Area's police departments had some of the best-tailored officers in the world, thanks to Ruby! Her sons' former bedroom was filled with department store-style racks, filled with dozens of police uniforms, theater costumes, and people's clothing awaiting her expert touch.
Every afternoon she would cook a wonderful dinner for Ed, and always was ready to put more plates on the table for family that dropped over. Visitors were always welcome. Evenings would be spent enjoying television, and visiting when folks came by. Their front door at 1521 Fernside was unlocked, and people were encouraged and welcome to walk in, sit down and visit.
Ed worked for United Airlines until his retirement, and in those halcyon days, employees, retirees, and their families could travel anywhere in the world for only the cost of paying the tax on the flight. A trip to Hawaii cost as low as $4 tax a person. (They had to fly standby, in any available seat, but often seats were available in first class. They were required to wear suits and nice clothes on the flights, in those good old days when air travel was a special event, and airline customers were well-treated.) Hotels, car rental agencies, and other travel-related industries also offered steep discounts to employees, retirees, and their families. (In high school, Eldon and Russ used to fly to Hawaii to go surfing on the weekend, and be back at school Monday morning.) Several times a year, Ruby and Ed went to Hawaii. They always stayed at the Hilton Hawaiian Hotel in Waikiki, and always went to see Don Ho. In 1975, they took a big trip, to the Holy Land. Ruby was thrilled to see Jerusalem and Bethlehem.
Ruby and her best friend Marge DeGrazia also went to Hawaii together a few times a year. They loved shopping in Waikiki for little gifts to bring home for their families, and of course, always stayed at the Hilton Hawaiian and went to see Don Ho. Another good friend of Ruby's was Libby. They liked to go shopping together.
Ruby's generosity was legendary. She always was dropping by groceries and goodies at her children's homes. She gave her daughter-in-law Carol a new Singer sewing machine with every kind of attachment, in a beautiful walnut desk Ed custom-built the machine into. Ruby giggled as she told Carol, "Your machine is newer and better than mine!" When Carol urged Ruby to keep the new one and instead give Carol Ruby's "old" one, Ruby cheerfully insisted, "No, no, this one's for you! I want you to have it!" Ruby and Ed had grown up through the Depression, and like most people who survived that, were greatly influenced by it. Ruby splurged on groceries for her children, and urged them to save their money, even when her adult children owned beautiful homes of their own and were doing well. Always when Ruby gave her family gifts, she cheerfully noted, "It was on sale!" This led Ed, who also had a great sense of humor, to frame a popular cartoonist's drawing, showing a lady in her living room flanked by two lambs telling her husband, "They were on sale!"
Ruby used to charmingly confide to Carol, "Don't tell anybody, but you're my favorite daughter-in-law!" Carol believed Ruby told each of her children's spouses they were her favorite, too; Ruby wasn't being dishonest, at that moment she said it, that was how she felt. Carol and Eldon's daughter Lisa also was, confidentially, Ruby's "favorite granddaughter" and "most beautiful grandchild." Whoever she was with at any moment was her favorite person. It was charming and lovable, and unique to Ruby.
Ed and Ruby grew up in and married in Nebraska. They were the outstanding examples of Middle America and the American Dream, with the values of hard work, honesty, good fellowship, loyalty, and charity. Ed had a blue collar job at United Airlines, and retired literally with a gold watch after 40 years. They owned a nice home. They bought a new car every two years, trading in the previous one (Ed liked Oldsmobiles). Their children attended college and got good jobs. The 1950s through 1970s were a time of prosperity and decency for many middle class Americans, when they believed their children would have an even more prosperous life than theirs, and it came true.
Ruby told her daughter-in-law Carol, "I'm half-Indian. My mother was a squaw! My father met her on the reservation." Ruby's mother was Iroquois. Ruby's children therefore are 1/4 Native American, Ruby's grandchildren 1/8 Native American.
Luckily, Ruby lived to see the birth of all of her grandchildren. She was a devoted Grandma, treasured her grandchildren, and loved babysitting them. She and Ed also got to celebrate their golden 50th wedding anniversary. She had some heart trouble in 1980, and was surrounded with love with Ed and her children in Sequoia Hospital when she passed away. She was loving and sweet throughout her life, and she is dearly remembered and missed.
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