Ingeborg Schneider Humphreys

Ingeborg was born in Halle, Saxony-Anhalt, Germany on October 18, 1928, and went home to be with her Heavenly Father on February 2, 2026, at the age of 97. She survived the horrors of World War II as a teenager. During that time, she met Sargeant Robert Humphreys and came to the United States in 1947 on an army transport plane as a war bride. She began her life in the US as a military wife, living on army bases with their growing family until her husband completed his service after serving in the Korean War. She was proud to become a naturalized citizen in 1953 and took her citizenship and civic duty seriously, remaining actively involved in local politics and never missing the privilege to cast her vote in elections. In her later years, she would call into town hall meetings where she became known as “that feisty German lady”.

The family settled in Arizona where Ingeborg was a hardworking homemaker, stretching the family budget with her skills as a seamstress, sewing for her seven children and others. When she recognized the need for additional services for her first-born child, she was instrumental in starting the Arizona chapter of the Association of Retarded Citizens (ARC) in 1954. She was a loving and dedicated caregiver to her son Wayne until his passing at age 59. Ingeborg had many professions during her life including running the kitchen in a hospital, owning a boutique, bookkeeping, and finished her working career as a Medicare specialist at a skilled nursing facility. She also put her other skills to use for others serving as her church pianist and making heirloom needlework gifts for her children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. She was a gifted storyteller and loved to entertain a gathering with her remarkable early life. She was often told she needed to write a book, which sadly, didn’t happen. It would have been a doozy.

After living in Arizona for many years, she made the decision to spend the last 10 years of her life living in Baton Rouge with her son and his family. She was amused to find herself living in the deep south for the first time and embraced what she could. She never warmed up to crawfish (“those critters”), became a big fan of boudin balls, but Mary Lee apple fritters were her favorite.

Ingeborg’s Christian faith was central in her life, and her church affiliations were many. Born a Lutheran, she became a member of many different denominations over the years and was most recently a proud media member of the Family Worship Center. She was a longtime supporter of her favorite charities, the Special Olympics and her local Food Bank organization

Ingeborg is preceded in death by her son, Wayne and her longtime special companion, Sasha. She is survived by her children Sieglinda Shiew, Douglas Humphreys, Kenneth Humphreys (Nancy), Robert Humphreys, Jr., Geoffrey Humphreys (Jolene), and Inge Duran (Horatio). She is also survived by many grandchildren and great grandchildren.

A celebration of life gathering will be held at her family home at a time yet to be determined. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her name to a local Food Bank.