Darline B. Nebel-Gietl, 95, of Springfield, died Saturday, March 30, 2019, at HSHS St. John's Hospital in Springfield.
Visitation will be held Thursday, April 4, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Staab Funeral Home in Springfield. Funeral services will follow at 12 p.m. at the funeral home, with the Rev. Dr. Blythe Denham Kieffer officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Clinton.
Mrs. Gietl was born July 17, 1923, in Palmer, to Orville J. and Ethel (Entsminger) Beckmier. She married C. Arthur Nebel in 1949, and he preceded her in death in 1971. She married John A. (Jack) Gietl in 1984, and he preceded her in death in 2002.
She was a graduate of Taylorville High School and Midland Institute of Commerce in St. Louis, MO. She was a resident of the Springfield area since 1944. She worked for the State of Illinois Attorney General's office as an executive secretary for 20 years before retiring in 1990.
A member of Westminster Presbyterian Church, she was a 50-year member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She enjoyed traveling, reading and spending time with her family and friends of Illinois Presbyterian Home.
She is survived by two sons, William A. (Patricia) Nebel of Eddyville, KY, and Richard A. (Kathleen) Nebel of Los Alamos, NM; one stepdaughter, Jeanne (Richard) Gerard of Champaign; two stepsons, John P. "Pat" (Cathleen) Gietl of Springfield and Steven (Patricia) Gietl of Rochester; five grandchildren, Benjamin (Jennifer) Nebel, Michelle (Kobina) Oppong, Denton (Ebony) Nebel, Kenneth Nebel and Daniel (Erin) Nebel; six great-grandchildren; one brother-in-law, Duane Dozier of Morrisonville; one sister-in-law, Helen Beckmier of Kincaid; one niece, Sheila (Mike) Unser; and two nephews, Dennis (Kathy) Beckmier and Mark (Kelli) Dozier.
In addition to her parents and husbands, she was preceded in death by one sister, Linda Dozier and one brother, Lyle Beckmier.
Memorials may be made to Westminster Presbyterian Church.
Online condolences may be left at www.staabfuneralhomes.com.
