Submitted by

Barbara (Caddell) Fox

Waco Tribune-Herald
Waco, Texas
Tuesday, July 18,12006
Page 2-B

HENRY STEINKE
Feb. 25, 1921 - July 15, 2006

     Henry H. Steinke, 85, of the Otto Community, entered into rest on Saturday, July 15, 2006. Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, at the St. John's United Church of Christ Evangelical and Reform Church in Otto with Rev. Jimmy Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in the St. John's Cemetery.

     Henry was born Feb. 25, 1921 in Ben Arnold, to Albert and Lena Sager Steinke. He was a farmer and was still active in farming until shortly before his death. He was a life long resident of the Falls County area and a member of St. John's United Church of Christ in Otto. He loved the outdoors, loved sitting under shade trees and enjoyed inspecting crops. He was always a hard worker. He married Eleanor Norman on June 14, 1952 in Marlin.

     Henry was preceded in death by: sisters, Emma Steinke, Alma Schreiber and Martha Hefelfinger and brothers, Albert, Otto, Ernest, Paul and Herman Steinke.

     Survivors include his wife, Eleanor Steinke of Otto; daughters, Linda Denke and husband, David, of Bryan, Nancy Charlton and husband, Robert, of Marlin; sons, Jimmy Steinke and wife, Nancy, of Belton, and Randy Steinke and wife, Tammy, of China Spring; grandchildren, James Steinke, Sallie Steinke, Cassandra Steinke, Maikayla Busch Steinke and Brandon Busch; brothers, Felix “Flop” Steinke, Edwin “Fats” Steinke and Alvin “Skinny” Steinke; and sister, Alvina “Sis” Littrell.

     Pallbearers were Lloyd Steinke, Gary Steinke, Larry Wilkey, Terry Norman, Melvin Hefelfinger, and Bobby Piske.

     Honorary pallbearers were Jack Kunze, Alvin Neikamp, Craig Schmedthorst, Mike Caddell, Pete Rowe, Max Adkins and John Niemeyer

     In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials be made to the St. John's United Church of Christ in Otto.

     Adams Funeral Home  129 Coleman St.  Marlin  254-803-3526