Elizabeth Ann "Betty" (nee Larson) Steinfeldt was born on February 19, 1918 in Lodi, Wisconsin of Elizabeth and Martin Larson. She died on Saturday, November 22, 2014. She appreciated her small town start. Betty graduated from East High School in Green Bay, and then furthered her education at the Vocational School.
Betty married Charles Harvey Steinfeldt on December 28, 1940 at First United Methodist Church, Green Bay. Her husband willingly and ably served in the U.S. Army Air Force until his plane was shot down over the Sea of Japan on April 24, 1945. Since that time he has been "missing in action."
She worked most of her life in the eye care industry, first for American Optical in Green Bay, and after moving to Oshkosh in 1973 for Corr Opticians in Neenah.
Betty was thankful for her Christian upbringing and was always an active servant for God. Many children and parents will remember Betty as the second grade Sunday School teacher at First United Methodist Church in Green Bay and as the Sunday School Superintendent/secretary at Algoma Boulevard United Methodist Church in Oshkosh. She was a very active member of United Methodist Women and Priscilla Circle. She often served as their worship leader.
Betty regarded herself as just an ordinary person. Her friends and even her acquaintances will say she was a role model par excellence! Her faith grew strong because she prayed, read her Bible and attended Sunday Worship and adult classes all her life. She was a willing giver and a willing receiver – a rare gift indeed.
Betty is survived by her niece, Mary Jean Schlueter, LaGrange, IL; nephew Jim A. Kemp, San Clemente, CA; great-nieces Lindsay Luth and Julie Fernstrom; great-nephew Jim M. Kemp, and several great-great nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, and sister, Breta Mary Kemp of Oak Brook, IL.
Services will be held in the chapel at Evergreen Retirement Community, 1130 N. Westfield St., Oshkosh, at 1:30 p.m. on Friday, November 28, 2014. Betty thoroughly enjoyed having Evergreen be her home. The caring staff, wonderful programs, and great friends gave quality to her life, where she could serve as well as be served.
No flowers please. Memorial gifts will be divided between Evergreen Retirement Community Benevolent Care and United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) for missions.