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Nancy Grunenberg Obituary

Nancy Jane Shieler Grunenberg, 82, resident of Cuyahoga Falls and formerly of Fayetteville and Oak Hill, WV, passed away Friday, December 11, 2020 in Ohio. Born on September 8, 1938 in Beckwith, WV, she was the daughter of the late Lloyd and Susie (Bailes) Shieler. Nancy was a member of First Baptist Church in Tallmadge, OH and Cotton Hill Baptist Church in WV. She was raised in Beckwith, WV, and worked part-time during high school in Fayetteville, WV. After she graduated from Fayetteville High School, she worked as a dental assistant. In 1961 she married her husband, Don Grunenberg, at the Jones Avenue Church of God parsonage on Central Avenue in Oak Hill. They moved and worked in Charleston for a few years and she worked for the State of WV as a secretary. In 1963 she and Don moved to Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. She loved making clothes, cooking, making cakes and pies, spending time with her family and friends, coming back to West Virginia to visit and enjoy their home in Oak Hill, WV, and going to Florida for the winters. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her brothers, James "Jim" Shieler, Everette Shieler, Lewis Shieler, and Charlie Shieler, and her sister, Mary Shieler. Left to cherish her memory are her husband of 59 years, Don Grunenberg of Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; daughters, Theresa (David) Armstrong and Stephanie Grunenberg; step-son, Steven Grunenberg; grandsons, Joshua and Andrew Grunenberg; and great-grandson, Owen Grunenberg; brother, Joe Shieler; and sister, Phyllis Calvert. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 18, 2020 from 3-5 pm at Clifford Shoemaker Funeral Home, 1930 Front St., Cuyahoga OH 44221. She will be laid to rest in Oak Hill, WV. To share condolences with the family or to view the tribute video, please visit www.CliffordShoemaker.com.

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Published by Akron Beacon Journal on Dec. 17, 2020.

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Diane Ahern

December 21, 2020

Dear Don, we are saddened to hear of Nancy's passing. You were such wonderful neighbors on Sixth Street and I will always remember helping Nancy decorate her beautiful cakes! Please take good care of yourself and please tell Theresa and Stephanie we are thinking of them. Deep condolences, Diane (Patrick) Ahern, husband Brian and daughter Emily.

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December 17, 2020

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