EVANSVILLE/BRODHEAD - MaryBelle Habeger, age 89, Evansville, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Christ Jesus on Thursday, January 20, 2011. She was born on April 23, 1921 in Spring Grove Township, Green County, WI to Ralph and Alice (Douglas) Steele.
A graduate of Brodhead High School and Groves-Barnhart Secretarial School, she worked as a private secretary at the United Telephone Co., Monroe, WI. After her marriage to Elias (Eli) Habeger in Brodhead on August 24, 1942, she was employed in the office of Atty. M.W. Meienburg, Brodhead. In 1946 she and Eli formed a business partnership, "The Juvenile Shop", and operated the business for 38 years in Evansville and a branch store in Brodhead for 18.
She is survived by the son she cherished, and the daughter he chose for her, Hollis and Susan Habeger, St. John, IN, and a sister-in-law, Lillian Habeger, West Union, IA. Her parents, husband Elias (1996), and a brother, Stanley Steele (1997) predeceased her.
A celebration of her life will be held at the D.L. Newcomer Funeral Home, Brodhead, on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until time of the service. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Brodhead. Online condolences may be made at www.dlnewcomerfuneralhome.com. She did not rest on shifting sand, nor feared the storms that raged, for calm and secure, she stood secure, Upon the Rock of Ages with a deep abiding faith.
MaryBelle was a tither to missions, so the family will give Memorials to the two most needy - The Salvation Army and Rural Bible Crusade.
MaryBelle's family wishes to thank the staff of the Janesville Dialysis Center for 12 years of concerned care for their mother.
A graduate of Brodhead High School and Groves-Barnhart Secretarial School, she worked as a private secretary at the United Telephone Co., Monroe, WI. After her marriage to Elias (Eli) Habeger in Brodhead on August 24, 1942, she was employed in the office of Atty. M.W. Meienburg, Brodhead. In 1946 she and Eli formed a business partnership, "The Juvenile Shop", and operated the business for 38 years in Evansville and a branch store in Brodhead for 18.
She is survived by the son she cherished, and the daughter he chose for her, Hollis and Susan Habeger, St. John, IN, and a sister-in-law, Lillian Habeger, West Union, IA. Her parents, husband Elias (1996), and a brother, Stanley Steele (1997) predeceased her.
A celebration of her life will be held at the D.L. Newcomer Funeral Home, Brodhead, on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at 12:00 p.m. Visitation will be from 11:00 a.m. until time of the service. Burial will be in Greenwood Cemetery, Brodhead. Online condolences may be made at www.dlnewcomerfuneralhome.com. She did not rest on shifting sand, nor feared the storms that raged, for calm and secure, she stood secure, Upon the Rock of Ages with a deep abiding faith.
MaryBelle was a tither to missions, so the family will give Memorials to the two most needy - The Salvation Army and Rural Bible Crusade.
MaryBelle's family wishes to thank the staff of the Janesville Dialysis Center for 12 years of concerned care for their mother.