Betty “Bess†Mae Caroline (Grebe) Rueger, 89, of Evansville, IN, passed away at 3:50 pm on Saturday, March 16, 2019, at her home surrounded by family. She was born April 8, 1929, in Evansville, into the late Albert and Marie (Graff) Grebe.
Betty graduated from Reitz High School in 1947 and from Lockyear Business College. She had worked for Anchor Supply and the Mt. Vernon License Branch. Betty loved golf, softball, bowling, sewing and staying involved in activities with her daughters and grandchildren. She was proud to have earned many medals in the Senior Olympics. Betty always had a story to tell about her years in Girl Scouts, rural youth, working as a Red Cross swimming instructor or as a Sunday School Teacher. She was a lifelong member at Salem U.C.C. Heusler, but was also a devoted member at Immanuel U.C.C. where she attended regularly after her marriage.
Betty was preceded in death by her husband of 41 years, Wilton Rueger and her brother, Albert Ferdinand John Grebe, Jr.
Betty is survived by her daughters, Terri (Dan) McCormick-Riddle and Debbie Wells; grandchildren, Jennifer (Ken) Willett, Matthew (Jackie) McCormick and Audrey (Nathan) Allen; great-grandchildren, Addison Willett, Ellison, Emmerson and Lennox McCormick; sisters, JoAnn Niehaus, Judy Grebe and Bonnie (Bill) Frost; sister-in-law, Ruby Grebe; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral service will be held at 11:30 am, Wednesday, March 20, 2019, at Immanuel United Church of Christ, 5812 Ford Rd., Mt. Vernon, IN, with Rev. Barb Gaisser officiating and burial to follow in Immanuel U.C.C. Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 9:00 am until 11:30 am service time on Wednesday at the church.
Memorial contributions may be made to Salem U.C.C. Food Pantry or Immanuel U.C.C. Cemetery Fund.
