Grace Neeb

Grace Neeb, 92, of Goshen died Friday, December 18, 2020 at the home of her daughter.

She was born July 26, 1928, in Gladwin, Michigan, to Arthur and Adella (Gatz) Kranich.

She is survived by a daughter, Sue (Galen Miller) Neeb of Goshen; three sons, Len (Denise) Neeb of Battle Creek, Michigan, and Lee Neeb and Lew (JoAnn) Neeb, both of Brooklyn, Michigan; eight grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and a sister, Arwilda Cushman of Goshen.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Leon Neeb, and a sister, Evelyn Farris.

Mrs. Neeb graduated from Huntington College in 1949 with an Associate’s degree in bookkeeping. She worked in several bookkeeping jobs during her life, but her main occupation was homemaker. She took her Christian faith very seriously and was an unfailingly hospitable and gracious good neighbor to those who crossed her path.  She was a very active member of Heart of the Lakes United Brethren Church in Brooklyn for many years.  She had also been active in the Onsted Baptist Church, Onsted, Michigan for some years. She moved to Waterford Crossing in Goshen in 2013.  While in Goshen, she attended the Prairieview Missionary Church as she was able.

A graveside service will be conducted Monday, December 21, 2020 at 10:30 a.m., at St. Michael’s/ Cambridge Junction Cemetery, Brooklyn, Michigan.

The family will receive friends Saturday, September 11, 2021 from 10 until the 11 a.m., memorial service at Heart of the Lakes United Brethren Church, Brooklyn Michigan.  Rev. Kevin Cherry will officiate.

Memorials may be directed to one of her churches, Heart of the Lakes United Brethren Church, 7031 Jefferson Rd., Brooklyn, Michigan 49230, Onsted Baptist Church, 268 S. Main St., Onsted, Michigan, 49265 or Prairieview Missionary Church, 2612 Dierdorff Rd., Goshen, Indiana 46526; Compassion International, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80997 www.compassion.com or Huntington College, 2303 College Ave., Huntington, Indiana 46750 www.huntington.edu.