Rosalie Ann Grebin, 80

Published 10:06 am Tuesday, April 26, 2011

Rosalie Ann Grebin, 80, of Austin, Minn., formerly of Preston, died Thursday, April 22, 2011, at Methodist Hospital in Rochester. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 26 at St. Columban Catholic Church in Preston with Rev. Patrick Arens officiating. Burial will be in Carimona Cemetery in rural Preston.

Rosalie Grebin

Rosalie Ann Andrews was born on Feb. 6, 1931, in Austin, the daughter of Bernard F. and Ruth (Greenlee) Andrews. She attended Whittier Grade School and Austin High School, graduating in 1949. After graduation, she worked at the Austin State Bank as a secretary. On July 20, 1949, she married Robert Grebin in Queen of Angels Church. She was a stay-at-home mom until 1967, when she went to work at the Austin Medical Clinic. While there, she worked in different positions. In 1980, her husband retired from the Hormel Company after many years of battling cancer, and they moved to an acreage outside of Preston. Shortly after the move, Rosalie went to work for the F&M Bank of Preston as a secretary. She worked there until 1993 and then worked for the Preston Public Utilities. Her husband, Bob, died in 1988 after a long battle with cancer. She continued to live on her acreage until 2002, when she returned to Austin. Her health dictated the move. She did not want to leave her beloved country home.

Rosalie is survived by her children, Robert (Jean) of Portland, Ore., Lynette (Byron Rouda) Cayson of San Francisco, Calif., Robin (Douglas) Moffat of Seattle, Wash., Richard (Debra) of Carimona, Minn., Laura (David) Yandon of San Antonio, Texas, Larry (Debra) of East Bethel, Minn.; daughter-in-law, Michele Grebinof Everett, Wash; 12 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; sisters, Joyce Ree of Austin, Minn., Bonnie (Bill) Burke of Rochester, Helen (Leo) Kopsa of Beaman, Iowa, and Mary (Bill) Nehring of North Liberty, Iowa; aunt and uncle, Shirley and Harold Gomer of Austin, Minn.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Bob; son, Lee; and her parents.

Friends may call an hour before services at the church on Tuesday. Online condolences can be left at thauwaldfuneralhomes.com.