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Mary Greblunas Obituary

Mary Deeds Greblunas, of Smithfield, Va., went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Tuesday, November 3, 2009, at the age of 79 after a brief illness. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph A. Greblunas; and survived by her six children and their families, Jon and Margaret Hartley, Lee and Betty Henderson, Rob and Cathy Stalzer, Jay and Jane MacMichael, Joe and Mary Greblunas, and Alan and Carolyn Brown; and her grandchildren, Bill and Jenny Hartley, Shannon Henderson, Laura and Cliff Wright, Tim and Matt Stalzer, Katie and Erin MacMichael, and Riley Faith Brown. A Funeral Mass will be held 1 p.m. on Saturday, November 7, 2009, at Good Shepherd Catholic Church, Smithfield, Va. Arrangements are in the care of Colonial Funeral Home, Smithfield, Va., 757-357-2979

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Published by Roanoke Times on Nov. 6, 2009.

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Norb Weckstein

November 7, 2009

Our heartfelt condolences to the Greblunas family on the loss of their beloved mother. My remembrance of Mary was of a sweet, compassionate and fine lady.

I shared cubicle space at Salem-GE with Joe,Sr. for several years, and we got to share a lot of stories. If he hadn't already told you about this one, it should give you a chuckle.

In a visit with a GE Sales guy in Texas, the guy advised him that he knew that Joe was really Swedish and the family name was really Sanulberg.

He theorized that since Joe's parents lived in an ethnic community they wanted to blend in. So they decided to spell their family name backwards so that it would sound Lithuanian.

Mary and Joe,Sr. are once again together. They will be missed.

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