Nancy H. Griebel

Griebel, Nancy H. "Nurse Nancy" Bay City, Michigan The daughter of the late Paul and Ella (Ruppel) Griebel passed away Tuesday December 29, 2009 after a long and courageous battle with cancer at the St. Francis Home in Saginaw. Age 78 years. Nancy was born on July 25, 1931 in Sheboygan, WI and moved to Bay City with her family in 1942. She was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church of Frankenlust and sang in the church choir. She was proud of the fact that she had sung for sixty seven consecutive years in the annual Christmas Song Service until her illness presented her from doing so this year. Nancy graduated from Bay City Central High School in 1949 and from the University of Michigan in 1952. She loved babies, children and much of her nursing career centered around caring for children. Nancy was the head nurse in Bay City Mercy Hospital Newborn Nursery and also worked in Labor and Delivery. She was a pediatric nurse for Dr. Chapin and retired from the Bay County Health Dept. 1993 as a visiting nurse after twenty seven years of service. Nancy loved to travel and she and her sister Marge spent ten winters in Yuma, AZ. They enjoyed traveling in her RV and always found a new way home so they could see different parts of the county. Nancy is survived by one sister; Margaret (Marge) Griebel of Saginaw, two brothers; Richard Griebel of Manchester, MI and Robert Griebel of New York, two nieces, one nephews, two grand nieces, one grandnephew, two uncles, one special cousin; Mary Culver of Sutter Creek, CA and many other cousins and friends. A Memorial Service will take place Saturday, January 9, 2010 at 2:00 p.m. at St Paul Lutheran Church of Frankenlust officiating will be Rev. Paul D. Theiss and Rev. Corey J. Grunklee. At the request of Nancy she has donated her body to the University of Michigan Medical School and there will be no visitation at the Gephart Funeral Home, Inc. The family will be present at the church on Saturday to received visitors from 11:00 a.m. and until the time of services. Memorial cards for St. Paul Lutheran Church Memorial Fund or the St. Francis Home will be available.