Mable I. (Gewecke) Muehling

A private family Graveside Service will be at the Ohiowa Cemetery on Friday, October 25, 2024. Mabel's Family will have a Memorial Service that will be held at 11:00 a.m., on Thursday, October 24th at Rejoice Lutheran Church, 2556 S. 138th St., Omaha, Nebraska, 68144. Pastor Al Hanson will be officiating. A luncheon and time of fellowship will be held following the Memorial Service. Mable asked that donations be given to Rejoice Lutheran Church in Omaha, Nebraska. Mable Ida (Gewecke) Muehling, 102, passed away from age-related causes at Hillcrest Silver Ridge Assisted Living facility in Gretna, Nebraska, on Friday, October 18, 2024. Mable was born to Henry P. Gewecke and Ida (Krug) Gewecke in the small town of Ohiowa, Nebraska, on April 10, 1922, and graduated from Geneva, Nebraska, High School in 1939. She was baptized and confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church in rural Ohiowa. After graduation, she taught school for two years in the Geneva area. On April 6, 1941, Mable married Arnold Muehling, settling in Deshler, Nebraska. Three sons were born to this union: Ronald, and twins David and Darrel. In 1954, the family moved to Sidney, Nebraska, where Arnold began his career as an agent for Lutheran Brotherhood Insurance Agency. For several years, Mable worked as a lunchroom meal server at Sidney Southward elementary school – enjoying the cheery faces and sweet little voices of the children who she greeted and served at the lunch counter each day. She also volunteered at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church where she and the family were very active. Due to Arnold’s growing medical needs, and to be closer to family, Arnold and Mable pulled up stakes in Sidney in 1993, and moved to Omaha after Arnold had retired. There, they joined Rejoice Lutheran Church, where they regularly attended services and other events. Mable participated in a variety of other church-related activities, including quilting – which was special to her. She also enjoyed times spent with her church friends in church circles, and other social activities (including “pie days”). Mable was a shining light and a beacon of love to everyone around her. She was an especially kind and thoughtful soul who will be missed and remembered by the many lives she touched. Cooking for and entertaining her family and friends gave Mable great pleasure, as did the time she spent with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Until her death, she was never far from a telephone (where she regularly called friends, neighbors and relatives to catch up on all of their daily/weekly activities – always with care and concern for their well-being). Answering videocalls from her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren on her GrandPad (an electronic device similar to an iPad) was also a regular occurrence that she especially cherished. Mable is survived by her sons, Ronald (Candy) Muehling, of Omaha, David (Glenda) Muehling, of Omaha, and Darrel (Barbara) Muehling, of Pullman, Washington; sister Eleanora Dittmer of Modesto, California; 10 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren; along with several nieces, nephews, and other dear relatives. She is preceded in death by her mother Ida Gewecke; father Henry Gewecke; husband Arnold Muehling; brother Leland Gewecke; sister Edna Rainey; and four siblings who died in infancy. Mable’s family wishes to thank the staff and administrators of Hillcrest Silver Ridge Assisted Living facility, Gretna, Nebraska, as well as the numerous doctors, nurses, health professionals, and clergy, who kept her happy and healthy throughout her long and productive life. Prior to her death, Mable left the following note, to be shared after her passing: To My Family, This is my final wish to tell you how much I have loved you all of my life. And, to thank you for all the love and compassion I received from each of you in return. One final wish – that my sons and family will always stay in touch, and always keep that brotherly love in your hearts. Thank you with God’s blessings, Your Mother, Grandmother, and Great-grandmother

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Mable I. (Gewecke) Muehling

April 10, 1922 - October 18, 2024