Mary Belle Risberg, 95, formerly of Ottawa, died on Tuesday October 4, 2016 at Salem Village Nursing and Rehab Center, in Joliet.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 7, 2016 at the Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa with the Rev. David Jungnickel, Officiating. Burial will follow at Oakwood Memorial Park. Visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. at the funeral home on Friday.
Mary Belle was born May 9, 1921 in McLeansboro, IL to Charles and Lillie (Henderson) Fisher. She was a 1939 Graduate of Morris High School. She married Erving Risberg on November 28, 1946 in DePue. She worked as a secretary in the library at Ottawa Township High School for over 15 years. She was a member of First United Methodist Church where she served on several committees. She and her husband were co-sponsors of the MYF (Methodist youth Fellowship for many years.
Mary Belle is survived by one son, Robert (Kay) Risberg of Pearland, TX; one daughter Denise Risberg of Mokena, IL; two grandchildren, Eric (Molly) Risberg of West Chicago and Jennifer(Brian) Rivas of Houston, TX; five great-grandchildren, Andrew Joseph Risberg, Tyler John Risberg, Maya Elizabeth Risberg, Grayson Lynn Rivas, and Rebecca Rivas, and many nieces and nephews who she dearly loved.
She was preceded in death by her husband on May 24, 2008, two sisters, Betty Neurohr and Velma Loop; three brothers, Roy, Jerry, and Donald Lee Fisher.
Pallbearers will be: Eric Risbert, A. J. Risbert, Ty Risberg, Larry Neurohr, and Ron Neurohr.
Memorials may be directed to First United Methodist Church.
Mary Belle has been laid to rest in the Garden of the Last Supper.