Memorials may be made to the Immanuel Lutheran Church Building Fund. Irene Ebeling (nee Kruel) of St. Charles, Missouri, died on Thursday, March 19, 2009, at the age of 104. Dearest wife of the late Rufus Ebeling; dear daughter of the late William and the late Hulda Kruel; loving mother of Barbara Hewitt; cherished sister-in-law of Harlan, Ruth, Ruth and Marian Ebeling; survived by many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. She is preceded in death by her brothers Roland and Irwin Kruel. She was a homemaker and a member of the Lydia Society, The Evening Guild, and was a choir member at Immanuel Lutheran Church.