Mabel A. Siebeking's Obituary
Mabel Anna Hudos Siebeking was born on March 16, 1924, in East Paterson, New Jersey, to Robert Hudos and Bertha “Anna” Seidel Hudos. Mabel passed quietly into the Lord’s presence in the company of family members and friends at Ashburn, Virginia on October 22, 2015. She was 91. Mabel had been a resident at Ashby Pond Retirement Community in Ashburn, Virginia.
Mabel was a first generation American to immigrant parents from Austria. After graduating high school Mabel was a secretary in New York City, taking the ferry from Paterson into work each day. After marriage she was a stay at home mother caring for her three children. When her oldest son Robert went off to college, Mabel rejoined the workforce. She was employed by Princess Garden Special School in Lanham, Maryland working with special needs children. It was from this job that she retired in 1976. Mabel loved gardening and house keeping. True to her Austian heritage she was an excellent cook and mother.
Mabel met and married her church sweetheart, Robert Emil Siebeking, at Warren Point Presbyterian Church in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, now known as Elmwood Park, New Jersey. They were married March 20th, 1948, with Mabel’s sister; Louise Hudos Hagedorn officiating as Matron of Honor and brother-in-law; Anthony “Bud” Hagedorn officiating as best man. They had reached their 67th wedding anniversary at the time of her husband Bob’s passing on July 25, 2015.
Mabel was proudest of her three children, Robert John Siebeking, David Edward Siebeking, and Joan Linda Siebeking Snowden, and of her grandchildren, Amanda Siebeking Hesterman (husband Eric), Robert “Brian” Siebeking (wife Stefanie), Mark Siebeking (wife Marci), Julie Siebeking Peterson (husband Phil), Jill Siebeking Rocca (husband Mark), and Hayley Snowden (daughter of Joan and Ernie). Mabel was the proud great-grandmother of 10 great-grandchildren.
Some of her happiest moments were in vacationing on Cape Cod, Massachusetts where Bob and Mabel first visited during Bob’s annual Air National Guard duty and then in retirement for several years before moving back to the Washington DC area.
Mabel was preceded in death by her husband Robert Emil Siebeking; her sisters; Teresa Merrill, and Hermina ‘Minnie’ Hudos, and her son; Robert J. Siebeking. Mabel was a faithful and committed servant of Jesus Christ and when she was able, a regular attendee at Fourth Presbyterian Church in Bethesda Maryland. Mabel will be greatly missed by her family and friends.
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