Mary Lee Triebel, 86, of Edna, died at 4:20 p.m., Sunday, December 21, 2008, at the Oswego Community Hospital.
She was born September 5, 1922, in Edna, Kansas, to J. I. and Nettie Velma (Storm) Wester. She grew up and attended school in Edna, graduating from Edna High School in 1940.
She and Elmer H. "Buck" Triebel were married June 7, 1941, in Weir, Kansas. Following their marriage, she lived with her parents while he served his country during World War II. Upon his return from the war, they moved to their rural home, near Edna, where they raised their family and had lived since. For 21 years, she was employed as a bus driver for U.S.D. 506, retiring from there in 1992.
She enjoyed crafts, quilting, baking, fishing and bird watching. She also did custom wallpapering for many years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Edna, a 50 year member of the Order of Eastern Star, Cunningham Chapter in Edna; E.C.O., and the Edna BEARS (Better Edna Area Relief and Support).
SURVIVORS:
Two sons – Doug Triebel and his wife, Sue Coffeyville, KS
Sam Triebel and his wife, Kathy Coffeyville, KS
One Daughter – Julie Jack and her husband, Phil rural Edna, KS
Former daughter-in-law – Sharon Triebel Edna, KS
Seven Grandchildren
Nine Great-Grandchildren
She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer H. "Buck" Triebel, on November 12, 2005; four brothers, Robert D. Wester, H. Leon Wester, T E Wester, and Billy I. Wester; and two sisters, Rosaline Parker and Katherine Roberts.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 24, 2008, at the First Baptist Church in Edna. Burial will be in the Edna Elm Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Altamont.
Memorials are suggested to the First Baptist Church in Edna or the Edna Library. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 325, Altamont, KS 67330. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Mary Lee Triebel, please visit our flower store.
She was born September 5, 1922, in Edna, Kansas, to J. I. and Nettie Velma (Storm) Wester. She grew up and attended school in Edna, graduating from Edna High School in 1940.
She and Elmer H. "Buck" Triebel were married June 7, 1941, in Weir, Kansas. Following their marriage, she lived with her parents while he served his country during World War II. Upon his return from the war, they moved to their rural home, near Edna, where they raised their family and had lived since. For 21 years, she was employed as a bus driver for U.S.D. 506, retiring from there in 1992.
She enjoyed crafts, quilting, baking, fishing and bird watching. She also did custom wallpapering for many years. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Edna, a 50 year member of the Order of Eastern Star, Cunningham Chapter in Edna; E.C.O., and the Edna BEARS (Better Edna Area Relief and Support).
SURVIVORS:
Two sons – Doug Triebel and his wife, Sue Coffeyville, KS
Sam Triebel and his wife, Kathy Coffeyville, KS
One Daughter – Julie Jack and her husband, Phil rural Edna, KS
Former daughter-in-law – Sharon Triebel Edna, KS
Seven Grandchildren
Nine Great-Grandchildren
She was preceded in death by her husband, Elmer H. "Buck" Triebel, on November 12, 2005; four brothers, Robert D. Wester, H. Leon Wester, T E Wester, and Billy I. Wester; and two sisters, Rosaline Parker and Katherine Roberts.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, December 24, 2008, at the First Baptist Church in Edna. Burial will be in the Edna Elm Grove Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 23, 2008, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Altamont.
Memorials are suggested to the First Baptist Church in Edna or the Edna Library. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 325, Altamont, KS 67330. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Mary Lee Triebel, please visit our flower store.
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