Funeral services for 57-year-old Lynette Steinle of Butterfield, Minnesota, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday morning, October 29, 2014 at First Mennonite Church, north of Butterfield, located at 65401 320th Street.
Interment will be in the church cemetery, located adjacent to the church.
Pastor LeRoy Reynolds will be officiating.
Visitation will be Tuesday, October 28, 2014, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Sturm Funeral Home-Mountain Lake, located at 420 10th Street North. Visitation will continue one hour prior to services at the church the day of the funeral.
The family may be send online condolences at www.sturmfh.com. Arrangements are with Sturm Funeral Home-Mountain Lake, Minnesota.
Lynette Steinle passed away on Thursday, October 23, 2014, at Mayo Clinic Health System-St. James, Minnesota.
Lynette Ann (Hiebner) Steinle entered Heaven on October 23, 2014. She spent her 57 years consistently lifting the spirits of those around her. She was born on April 12, 1957, and grew up on her family’s farm southeast of Mountain Lake. After graduating from Mountain Lake Public High School in 1975, she married Lauren Steinle on August 7, 1976 and raised their five children on their family farm north of Butterfield.
More recently, she spent her time doting on her grandchildren, cheerfully greeting customers as a teller at Pioneer Bank in St. James, and enjoying a flute of Sun Drop while sitting on her patio. She was a talented seamstress and quilter;she considered her home to be her sanctuary, and she was well-known for picking out just the right gift for a friend or family member.
Lynette radiated a love for life. She was a genuinely kind-hearted woman who was a friend and mother-like figure to many. She touched countless lives and loved as many people as she could, as well as she could, during her stay. She filled her days with laughter and went on many a fun adventure with friends and family. Even the way she dressed conveyed her joy – she wore vibrant colors and had a knack for finding brilliant accessories that made each outfit uniquely her own. As the Psalmist declared in 139:14, she truly was fearfully and wonderfully made. The unexpected departure of such a beloved woman left friends and family to suffer a great loss; yet they are consoled by God’s promise that their loss is Lynette’s (and Heaven’s) gain.
Lynette’s absence is deeply felt by survivors, Lauren,of Butterfield, her loving husband of 38 years; children, Pamela (Justin Bartz), Thomas (Jada), Amanda, Michelle and Joseph ; grandchildren, Franklin Foster and Shelley Foster (Pamela and Justin), Adyson and Aubrey (Thomas and Jada), and Zachary (Amanda); mother, Eleanor (Hiebner) and step-father Ben Adrian of Mountain Lake; sisters, Grace (Arnold) Harder, Lois (Roger) Reimer, Diane Gilgert, Sharon (Glenn) Kleinsasser; brother, Donald (Kari) Hiebner; brothers-in-law, Reinhart “Stub” (Audrey) Steinle, Larry (Treva) Steinle, Dan Steinle, and Tim Steinle and sister-in-law Marilyn Stoesz.
She was preceded in death by her father, Cornelius “Cornie” Hiebner; daughter, Cynthia; father and mother-in-law, Reinhart and Ethel Steinle and brother-in-law, Harvey Gilgert.
