Ruth Valenta, 86, of Gonzales, Texas passed away on Wednesday, November 12, 2014 at the Heights of Gonzales in Gonzales, Texas. Funeral Mass is under the direction of Buffington Funeral Home in Gonzales, Texas and will be held on Tuesday, November 18, 2014 at 10:00am at St. James Catholic Church in Gonzales, Texas with Father Paul Raaz officiating. Interment will follow at Wrightsboro Cemetery in Wrightsboro, Texas. A Rosary was recited on Monday, November 17, 2014, at 7:00pm at Buffington Funeral Home in Gonzales. Ruth was born in Brooklyn, New York on August 3, 1928. She was the daughter of Henry and Emma Dilgard. She met the love of her life, Robert Valenta, while he was serving in the U.S. Army in New Jersey. They were married September 8, 1952 at St. James Catholic Church in Gonzales, Texas. Ruth worked in the Abilene School District cafeteria. She retired and then moved to Gonzales. Ruth enjoyed doing crafts and reading. She attended St. James Catholic Church. Ruth is survived by her husband, Robert Valenta; two daughters, Ruthann Cilento and her husband, Gary, of Abilene, Texas, Barbara Kahrs and her husband Ed, of Waddington, New York; two grandsons, Eddie Kahrs and his wife Rhiannon, of Norwood, New York, Eric Kahrs of Waddington, New York; One granddaughter, Diana Wilkinson and her husband Ben, of Abilene, Texas; and four great grandchildren, Sicilia, Ethan, Owen, and Hailey Kahrs. She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Henry Dilgard and Edward Brandell, and one sister, Emma Brandell.