Mary Eloise Grable

Mary Eloise Linkugel Grable, 87, formerly of Marysville, passed away Monday, December 19, 2011 at the Jacksonville Medical Center, Jacksonville, Alabama. A funeral service was held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, December 26, 2011 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Bremen, KS. The Rev. Jack Kirk officiated. Arlyce Klipp played the organ while the congregation sang "Beautiful Savior", "Silent Night" and "I Am But a Stranger Here." The pallbearers were Kevin Long, Scott Grable, Jeremy Grable, Andrew Grable, Dale Linkugel and Devern Linkugel. Burial was in the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery. Mrs. Grable was born December 2, 1924 in Hastings, NE. She was a retired bookkeeper for Boss Motors in Marysville. She was a past member Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Bremen, Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church, Marysville, and Trinity Lutheran Church, Gadsden, AL, where she has been an active member for the last 15 years. She was preceded in death by two husbands, Walter Linkugel and Robert Grable; parents, Morton and Irene Winter; one brother, Roy Winter; and two sisters, Connie Garrett and Bonnie Garber. Survivors include four daughters, Melodie Smith, Ohatchee, AL, Mindy (Dan) Long, Jacksonville, AL, Candy McKinsey, Ohatchee, AL, and Connie (Jim) Wray, Duboise, NE; two step-sons, Bob Grable of Marysville, KS, and Jim Grable, Beattie, KS; eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial fund has been established to Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Contributions may be sent in care of Kinsley Mortuary. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Mary Eloise Grable, please visit our flower store.