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Ilse Elisabet Helene Schreiber Gremmel joined her Lord on November 10, 2025 at her residence in San Antonio, Texas. She was born on July 17, 1936 in Germany, to Walter Schreiber and Anna Engelkes-Schreiber. Mrs. Gremmel was preceded in death by her parents; and her beloved husband, Gilbert Gremmel, Brothers Ferdinand, Gerhard, and Werner Schreiber. She is survived by her brother, Walter Schreiber, sons, Walter Bell, Raymond Bell, Albert Gremmel and daughters, Erika Erb and Heidi Gremmel, and many loving grandchildren and great-grandchildren. SERVICES A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 12:00pm at Mission Park Funeral Chapels North. Interment will follow at Mission Burial Park North. For personal acknowledgement, please sign the online guestbook at www.missionparks.com in the Tributes section. MISSION PARK FUNERAL CHAPELS NORTH 3401 CHERRY RIDGE DR. SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78230 (210) 349-1414 … MISSION BURIAL PARK NORTH 20900 I-10 West SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78257 (210) 698-5252 Ilse Elisabet Helene Schreiber Gremmel (1936 - 2025) Mrs. Gremmel, affectionately known as "Oma" by many, will always be remembered for her warmth, the effortless way she gave and received love, and, most importantly, for the incredible care and devotion she showed in nurturing and raising countless children and grandchildren. Ilse Elisabet Helene Schreiber Gremmel, 89, of San Antonio, Texas, passed away peacefully on November 10, 2025, at her home, surrounded by those she loved. She was born on June 17, 1936, and was from Hamburg, Germany. Born to parents Walter Schreiber and Anna Engelkes-Schreiber, she was raised alongside her 4 brothers. Mrs. Gremmel was the proud daughter of her father, a professional baker and veteran of the German Army, and was best friends with her mother, whom she cared for her entire life. Mrs. Gremmel’s childhood in Germany was bittersweet, as she loved her home country. She had many memories of ice-skating with her brothers and friends on the river near their home. She and her family left their home in Hamburg to immigrate to Texas due to the war. Despite the struggles that came with the war, Mrs. Gremmel was able to build a beautiful life in San Antonio, leaving behind a huge and proud German-American family. Her legacy is carried on by those who cared for her day in and day out. Just as Oma cared for her best friend and mother, Anna, for her entire life, her own daughter, Heidi, followed in Mrs. Gremmel’s footsteps and cared for her until her passing. They were the best of friends and were inseparable. Oma and Heidi spent loads of time playing with and raising their dogs, and Oma’s hobbies included coloring, crossword puzzles, and crocheting. Some things Oma loved very much were galavanting with her granddaughters and looking at every single trinket in the shop, playing Bakery Story and Smurf Village on her iPad, cooking and baking, poring over every single page of a cookbook, baking book, or magazine, and vacationing with her family. Baking, spending time with, and tending to others were an integral part of her hobbies, and that speaks to who she was to her core. We will always remember Oma as the nurturing and joyous woman, willing to do anything and everything to help those around her. She loved everyone as her own, and the legacy she leaves behind is impressive and something her family is very proud of. Ilse was preceded in death by her parents and her beloved husband, Gilbert Gremmel, Brothers Ferdinand, Gerhard, and Werner Schreiber. She is survived by her brother, Walter Schreiber, sons Walter Bell, Raymond Bell, Albert Gremmel, and daughters Erika Erb and Heidi Gremmel, and many loving grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, December 13, 2025, at 12:00 pm at Mission Park Funeral Chapels North. Interment will follow at Mission Burial Park North.

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Ilse Elisabet Gremmel

June 17, 1936 - November 10, 2025