Submitted by: Dan Rich

Vera C. Ross Steinke

March 9, 1907 - July 11, 1995

South Bend Tribune 7/12/1995

LAKEVILLE - Vera C. Ross Steinke, 88, of Bremen Healthcare Center, formerly of Lakeville, died at 9:50 a.m. Tuesday in the nursing home. Mrs. Steinke was born March 9, 1907, in North Liberty.

On Dec. 24, 1925, in North Liberty, as Vera C. Winnill, she married Millard L. Ross. He died Feb. 19, 1968. In 1974, in South Bend, she married Dwight Steinke. He died Jan. 4, 1981. She is survived by four daughters, Mardell Gardner of Walkerton, Twilla Gregg of Lakeville, Joan Walsh of Decatur, Ga., and Judy Hopper of Edwardsburg; two sons, Harold Ross of Michigan City and Charles Ross of South Bend; 15 grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Delta Beausoliel of LaPorte. She was a member of Pine Creek Church of the Brethren, North Liberty.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday in the church. Burial will be in Morris Cemetery, Walkerton. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday in Palmer Funeral Home and one hour before services Friday in the church. Memorial contributions may be made to the church.