Mary Louise Sterle Greb

Mary (Sterle) Greb, 87, of Grand Island died Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015, at Golden Living Center-Lakeview ACU, due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at United Congregational Church, with the Rev. Lonnie Logan Officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. at Lincoln Memorial Cemetery in Lincoln.
Visitation with family receiving friends will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at All Faiths Funeral Home.
Those left to cherish her memory are her children and their spouses, Bob Coxbill, Dick and Marsha Coxbill, Bill and Connie Coxbill, Don Coxbill, and Debra and Alan Rakosky; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Leonard and Jozefina Sterle and Jim and Shirley Sterle; a sister, Norma Feckner; two stepdaughters and their husbands, Susan and David Wesley, and Bobbette and David Jasso; and 15 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren.
Also surviving are many extended family members and friends.
Mary was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Robert Greb; a special friend and companion, Leon Wilsey; two brothers, Joe Sterle and Harold Sterle; two sisters, Theresa Evans and Margaret Williams; three brothers-in-law, Mike Evans, Bill Williams, and Al Feckner; and a sister-in-law, Mildred Sterle.
Mary Louise (Sterle) Greb was born June 19, 1927, in Bushnell, the daughter of Joseph and Rose (Klobuchar) Sterle.
Mary grew up on a farm in Kimball County, graduating from Kimball County High School in 1946, where she was an honor student and won many academic and athletic awards. Mary was united in marriage to Chauncey Coxbill Jr. on Sept. 29, 1946. This union was blessed with five children, Bob, Dick, Bill, Don and Debra. Mary was united in marriage to Robert H. Greb on April 27, 1988, adding two stepdaughters, Susan and Bobbette, to her family.
Mary was employed by Northwestern Bell in 1945 as an operator until 1952. Mary also worked at the ordnance plant and for Dr. Robert Sherred as an eye care fashion consultant. Mary also enjoyed selling Avon most of her life and was a star mail route carrier. Mary then worked for the United States Postal Service as a clerk and a loan clerk, and achieving postmaster until retiring in 1989 to enjoy traveling with her husband, Bob.
Mary was very involved in her church and enjoyed being the church organist in Kimball and Nysted. She passionately lived out her love of music playing the piano and the harmonica, and seeing her favorite, Daniel O’Donnell, in concert. Mary was also an active participant in many activities including serving as county president of home extension clubs, numerous school committees, the PTA, den mother for the Cub Scouts, amember of the Rebekah Lodge 308, VFW Auxiliary, Platte Dueshe, Parents without Partners, Lions Club, Community Action, March of Dimes, Red Cross and the Red Hat Society. She also was a bus driver for Head Start and wrote for the St. Paul newspaper. Mary also enjoyed playing softball into her 40s where she organized girls/women’s softball and was pitcher for her team. She was awarded first place state winning pitcher.
Above all, Mary was a very involved mother and grandmother to her family, hosting many holiday meals, going to ball games, musicals and dance recitals, and many other family functions. Mary also had many great friends that she cherished going to dances and card clubs with. She will be greatly missed.

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