Helena Augusta Emma (Schievelbein) Ziebell

Helena Augusta Emma (Schievelbein) Ziebell, age 97, of Arapahoe, Nebraska went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, January 4, 2019 at C.A. Mues Good Samaritan Center in Arapahoe, Nebraska. She was born on February 10, 1921 at home in Gosper County, Nebraska to H.E. and Maria (Wendland) Schievelbein. She was baptized on March 6, 1921 and confirmed on May 26, 1935 at Immanuel Lutheran Church. She attended Immanuel’s parochial school. Helena was united in marriage to Ewald (Pat) Ziebell on February 19, 1947. She was a loving wife and mother. Throughout her lifetime she enjoyed her large flower gardens and hand quilting. She attended the Trinity Lutheran Church where she enjoyed participating in the sewing circle. Helena is preceded in death by her husband Pat in 1998, their son John, her parents,sisters Alice Best and Ethel Wendland. She is survived by her oldest son Roger and wife Karen Ziebell of McCook, Nebraska; grandson Andrew and wife Bobbie Ziebell and great grandson Samson of McCook, Nebraska; and daughter Lois and husband Henry Miller of Queenstown, Maryland. Viewing and visitation will be Tuesday, January 8, 2019 from 5 PM to 7 PM at Wenburg Funeral Chapel, 652 Main Street, Arapahoe, Nebraska. Funeral services will be Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at 10:30 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church, Arapahoe, Nebraska with Rev. James Moshier, officiating. Interment will be at the Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery, Arapahoe, Nebraska. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left to Lutheran Hour. Wenburg Funeral Home of Arapahoe, Nebraska is in charge of the arrangements. Condolences or personal reflections can be left at wenburgfuneralhome.com.