Ernest Mach

Ernest James Mach, age 80, of Hillsboro, passed away early Thursday morning, September 6, 2018 at Town Hall Estates in Hillsboro. A rosary will be recited 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 19, 2018 at Aderhold Funeral Home Chapel in West, followed by visitation until 8:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 10:30 a.m. Thursday, September 20, 2018 at Our Lady Of Mercy Catholic Church in Hillsboro, with Rev. Ouseph Thekkumthala as celebrant. Burial will follow at Fatima Cemetery. Ernest was born December 14, 1937 in Tokio, the son of Frank and Annie (Dulak) Mach. He was a 1956 graduate of Abbott High School. On January 2, 1960 he was united in marriage to Helen Pustejovsky in Abbott. Ernest was a member of Our Lady Of Mercy Catholic Church. He was a farmer for his whole life and worked for Certainteed in Hillsboro for several years. Ernest enjoyed farming, fishing and camping. He was also a member of KJT Society #109 and SPJST Lodge 54. Ernest is preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Frank Mach III and Edward E. Mach; three grandchildren, Michael Mach, Maria Mach and Joseph Mach; and two great-grandchildren, Skylar Woolums and Cypress Woolums. Survivors include his beloved wife of 58 years, Helen Mach of Hillsboro; three sons, Richard Mach and his wife Marcela "Marcy" of Richardson, Eugene Mach and wife Susan of Tyler, and Patrick Mach and wife Jill of Arlington; a brother, James Mach and wife Ann; sisters, Lucille Hodgkinson and husband W.B., Eugenia Sinkule and husband Joe, Nancy Kilgo, Patricia Bajer, and Suzanne Marlar and husband David; grandchildren, Amy Kennedy and husband Tyson, Rachael McCoy and husband Johnny, Lauren Perrier and husband Matthew, Allison Woolums and husband Benjamin, James Mach, Annalis Mach, Joshua Mach, Jack Mach, Angela Mach, Samuel Mach, Daniel Mach, Sophia Mach, and Benjamin Mach; great-grandchildren, Hayden Sinkule, Bryson Kennedy, Lindsey McCoy, Elizabeth McCoy, Mason McCoy, Noah McCoy, Olivia McCoy, Spencer McCoy, Savannah McCoy, and Shepherd McCoy. Pallbearers are Johnny McCoy, Benjamin Woolums, Matthew Perrier, James Mach, Joshua Mach, and Jack Mach. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Our Lady of Mercy Catholic Church in Hillsboro.