Twila K. (Price) Stieb, 61, of Loup City, Nebraska, formerly of Lexington, died Sunday, October 18, 2009, at Rose Lane Home in Loup City.
Twila was born January 18, 1948, at Lexington, Nebraska to F.E. “Junior” and Helen (Johnson) Price. She grew up on a farm in rural Lexington and attended schools in Lexington, graduating from Lexington High School in 1966. On April 30, 1966, she was united in marriage to William “Bill” Stieb of Lexington. To this union two sons were born, Kirk and Kris.
Twila was a woman of many talents and held several jobs throughout her lifetime. These jobs included bakery work, factory work, truck driver, and a mother and grandmother. She treasured time with family and loved spoiling her grandchildren.
She enjoyed country music, crafting and fixing up things as well as sewing, crocheting and baking. Twila also enjoyed the outdoors and time spent hunting with family members. She was an instant friend to anyone she met, and a soul mate to her husband, Bill, who preceded her in death in 1999.
Twila also had a passion for life, she was never afraid of hard work or to try new things such as four-wheeling or driving a truck, or even getting involved in any new hunting sport her sons would try. She will be missed to all who shared her life and knew her laugh.
Survivors include her two sons-Kirk (Christina) Stieb of Loup city, and Kris (Mandy) Stieb, also of Loup City; her grandchildren-Zachary, Chase, Jessica and Wyatt, Stone, Natalee Kay and Ann Marie, all of Loup city; her mother, Helen Price of Harvard; a sister, Marcia (Gerald) Refior of Lexington; a brother, Terry Price of Harvard; brother-in-law, Andy, Jr. (Francie) Stieb of Overton; sister-in-law, Sara (Price) Bliven of Stuart, Iowa; nieces and nephews-Larry Refior of Lexington, David Refior of North Platte, Channon Price of Hastings, Sarah RaChelle (Price) McNulty of Stuart, IA, LaNae (Al) Phillips of Aurora, CO, Karen (Flip) Sappingfield of Gothenburg, Sandra (Troy) Stoterau of Sioux Falls, SD; great-nieces and nephews-Natasha and Nathan Refior of Hastings, Jacob Refior of Lexington, Tyson and Brianna Price of Hastings, Cameron McNulty of Stuart, IA, Justin and Jocelyn Phillips, both of Aurora, CO, Shane Sappingfield of North Platte, and Tre’ and Keiley Stoterau of Sioux Falls, SD; and a great-great-nephew, Jax (Phillips-Fontinelli) of Aurora, CO.
Twila was preceded in death by her father, F.E. “Junior” Price; her husband, Bill Stieb; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Andrew, Sr. and Dorothy Stieb.
Twila’s body was cremated and there will be no visitation.
A Memorial Service will be held Thursday, October 22, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. at the Reynolds-Love Chapel in Lexington, Nebraska.
Inurnment will be in the St. Ann’s Cemetery at Lexington.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Stieb Family.
Reynolds-Love Funeral Home in Lexington is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be directed to: reynoldslovefuneralhome.com.