Mary Beth Nebel

Mary Beth Nebel, the proprietor of I Know You Like a Book, peacefully passed in grace and love on July 6, 2023, in Chicago, Illinois. Lawyer, entrepreneur, leader in her business community, patron of the arts, world traveler, and advocate for free speech through the beauty of a well-written book, Mary Beth, in her words ‘lived an amazing life’. She had two great loves of her life, her son Tim, who brought her more joy and laughter than anyone could, and her bookstore, a place where people could wander and wonder through the stories and ideas that filled the bookshelves. Mary Beth is survived by her son, Tim Nebel, sisters Paula Moscinski and Marcia Rubino, and her brother-in-law, Tom Rubino.

We will celebrate her on July 19, 2023, at St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church, 6001 N. University Street, Peoria, Illinois. Church visitation at 9:30 am, followed by a Mass at 10:00 am.

A memorial service is being planned in Chicago.

“And did you get what you wanted from this life, even so?
I did.
And what did you want?
To call myself beloved, to feel myself
beloved on the earth.”

--Raymond Carver