Betty (Schutz) Steele
Born: July 28th, 1923
Died: August 31st, 2000
Obituary
Betty Jean (Schutz) Steele, 77, of Burlington, died from sudden cardiac death due to arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease at 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, 2000, at her home. Born July 28, 1923, in Hutchinson, Kan., she was the daughter of John D. and Florence Hazel Hockman Hartman. On May 11, 1941, she married William Grant Steele in Fort Madison. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Steele was a material cutter for C & E for 20 years. She was a member of First Church of the Nazarene, Labor Temple and was an avid bingo player. Survivors include one daughter, Rosemary Spindlow of Burlington; two sons, William Steele of New London and Robert Steele of Burlington; five grand- children; 15 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Venice Garrison of Des Moines. Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by one brother and one sister. Visitation will begin after 10 a.m. Tuesday at Prugh's Chapel, where the family will receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The funeral for Mrs. Steele will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Prugh's Chapel, with Pastor Dan Buck officiating. Burial will be in Aspen Grove Cemetery. A memorial has been established.