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October 8, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, October 12, 2013 from 3 - 6:15 PM.
A funeral service will immediately follow the visitation time and begin at 6:15 PM.
Aloisia “Louise” Steininger, age 86, died suddenly at her home on Tuesday, October 8, 2013.
Louise was born and raised during World War II in Rossbach, Germany. She and her husband Johann and daughter Eva emigrated to the United States in 1953; first Johann came to get things settled and six months later, Louise and their little daughter Eva followed. They initially settled in Brooklyn where they enjoyed the company of many other German immigrants in this new place of opportunity.
The family later moved out of those cold water flats of Brooklyn into an apartment in Astoria-Queens where they welcomed their first son and brother John. Eventually they had an opportunity to build their own home in Little Neck Queens. It was here that they welcomed another son which they named Edward, and they called that house home for the next forty years.
Life for Louise, Johann and their three children was simple, but the family felt blessed to have each other and the sense of community with many friends who also came to the USA from Germany. Johann worked two jobs as Louise strived to make their house welcome for family and friends while caring for Eva, John and Edward. Her style of parenting was strict but her kids always knew that they were loved and cherished. In the home, Louise and Johann spoke in their native German Language and their kids typically answered in English. This was mutually beneficial as everyone had the opportunity to learn a second language.
Louise enjoyed many weekends camping with family and friends in Connecticut and Sunday afternoon walks as a family often took place in Central Park. Since Johann was employed by Pan American Airlines, airfare often cost next to nothing, if his family wanted to travel. Louise loved that company perk and the family would often take advantage of it by spending entire summers in Germany visiting family and friends.
Louise was a wonderful host and she enjoyed instilling a sense of the importance of tradition for her family by regularly hosting New Year’s Eve and Mardi Gras parties with Johann in their home. She was an excellent cook who always had a warm, hearty meal on the table. She enjoyed sewing and knitting, and afghans were one of her favorite things to make. She also had a big soft spot in her heart for animals, especially the down-and-out varieties. Over the years in Queens, she took in numerous stray cats or injured birds, and when her son Edward died suddenly in 1989, she and Johann took in his dog which actually served as a comfort to them in the wake of the loss of their dear son.
In 2000, Louise husband Johann passed away and three years later, she herself suffered a brain hemorrhage which nearly took her life. She was actually blessed with an almost complete recovery and so she decided it was time to sell the house in Queens and move in with her son John who she later followed to Wayne in 2005. She remained a resident of Wayne for the rest of her life.
Louise will be fondly remembered for being a wonderful, loving and generous wife, mother, grandmother and friend to many. To her, caring for her family was her calling and family extended beyond blood lines. If someone was in need, Louise could always be counted on to step up in to help with a selfless and cheerful heart.
Louise is survived and will be dearly missed by her daughter Eva Ryan and husband Morgan of Greensboro, NC; her son John Steininger of Wayne; her precious granddaughter Caitlin; and her two brothers and one sister: Richard and Rudy Espertshuber and Erna Kestler, all of Germany.
Louise was predeceased by her beloved husband Johann in 2000 and her dear son Edward in 1989.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Louise’s name are asked to consider St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142, www.stjude.org
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Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, October 12, 2013 from 3 - 6:15 PM.
A funeral service will immediately follow the visitation time and begin at 6:15 PM.
October 8, 2013
Services
Friends may visit with the family at the Vander May Wayne Colonial Funeral Home, 567 Ratzer Road, Wayne, on Saturday, October 12, 2013 from 3 - 6:15 PM.
A funeral service will immediately follow the visitation time and begin at 6:15 PM.
Aloisia “Louise” Steininger, age 86, died suddenly at her home on Tuesday, October 8, 2013.
Louise was born and raised during World War II in Rossbach, Germany. She and her husband Johann and daughter Eva emigrated to the United States in 1953; first Johann came to get things settled and six months later, Louise and their little daughter Eva followed. They initially settled in Brooklyn where they enjoyed the company of many other German immigrants in this new place of opportunity.
The family later moved out of those cold water flats of Brooklyn into an apartment in Astoria-Queens where they welcomed their first son and brother John. Eventually they had an opportunity to build their own home in Little Neck Queens. It was here that they welcomed another son which they named Edward, and they called that house home for the next forty years.
Life for Louise, Johann and their three children was simple, but the family felt blessed to have each other and the sense of community with many friends who also came to the USA from Germany. Johann worked two jobs as Louise strived to make their house welcome for family and friends while caring for Eva, John and Edward. Her style of parenting was strict but her kids always knew that they were loved and cherished. In the home, Louise and Johann spoke in their native German Language and their kids typically answered in English. This was mutually beneficial as everyone had the opportunity to learn a second language.
Louise enjoyed many weekends camping with family and friends in Connecticut and Sunday afternoon walks as a family often took place in Central Park. Since Johann was employed by Pan American Airlines, airfare often cost next to nothing, if his family wanted to travel. Louise loved that company perk and the family would often take advantage of it by spending entire summers in Germany visiting family and friends.
Louise was a wonderful host and she enjoyed instilling a sense of the importance of tradition for her family by regularly hosting New Year’s Eve and Mardi Gras parties with Johann in their home. She was an excellent cook who always had a warm, hearty meal on the table. She enjoyed sewing and knitting, and afghans were one of her favorite things to make. She also had a big soft spot in her heart for animals, especially the down-and-out varieties. Over the years in Queens, she took in numerous stray cats or injured birds, and when her son Edward died suddenly in 1989, she and Johann took in his dog which actually served as a comfort to them in the wake of the loss of their dear son.
In 2000, Louise husband Johann passed away and three years later, she herself suffered a brain hemorrhage which nearly took her life. She was actually blessed with an almost complete recovery and so she decided it was time to sell the house in Queens and move in with her son John who she later followed to Wayne in 2005. She remained a resident of Wayne for the rest of her life.
Louise will be fondly remembered for being a wonderful, loving and generous wife, mother, grandmother and friend to many. To her, caring for her family was her calling and family extended beyond blood lines. If someone was in need, Louise could always be counted on to step up in to help with a selfless and cheerful heart.
Louise is survived and will be dearly missed by her daughter Eva Ryan and husband Morgan of Greensboro, NC; her son John Steininger of Wayne; her precious granddaughter Caitlin; and her two brothers and one sister: Richard and Rudy Espertshuber and Erna Kestler, all of Germany.
Louise was predeceased by her beloved husband Johann in 2000 and her dear son Edward in 1989.
In lieu of flowers, those planning an expression of sympathy in Louise’s name are asked to consider St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, P.O Box 1000, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142, www.stjude.org
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