"Ann, So sorry to read of your Mom's passing. You are in our Thoughts and Prayers. Bob and Robin Lynn and Family"
In loving memory of
Elizabeth "Beth" Ann Bredensteiner
July 5, 2010
Elizabeth Ann "Beth" Bredensteiner, daughter of George Leonard and Linnie Margaret Hull Kryselmier, was born June 1, l917, in Clarinda, Iowa and passed away July 5, 2010.
Beth was raised in Northboro, Iowa, and was graduated from Northboro High School, where she was an outstanding student and played on the girls' basketball team. At a time when many women did not attend college, Beth's parents nevertheless sent her to Tarkio College in Tarkio, Missouri. Following graduation from college, she taught business classes at Northboro High School. She married Karl Benjamin Bredensteiner on July 9, 1940, in Johnson, Nebraska. They made their home in Shenandoah.
Beth was a member of the First Presbyterian Church and Presbyterian Women and served as Deacon.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Ben, and her parents.
Those who remember her with love and affection include her son Bob Bredensteiner and his wife Sue of Nashville, TN; her daughter Ann Stevens and husband Rawson of Shenandoah; four grandchildren, Kim Bredensteiner of Yelm, Washington; Lisa Bredensteiner of Nashville, TN; Erika Stevens and fiancé Ben Jones of Athens, GA; and George Stevens of Fairbanks, AK; three sisters-in-law, Lois Bowen of West Chester, PA; Karen Moody of Nebraska City, NE; and Effie Bredensteiner of Farragut, Iowa; and many other relatives and friends.
Memorials are being directed to the Beth Bredensteiner Memorial Fund. Family requests no flowers please. Private family inurnment will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery.
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"My condolences to your family. Our family enjoyed our friendship with "Beth and Benny" immensely during our time in Shenandoah. They were seldom mentioned individually, always together. We grew gardens together and spent lots of time with Beth at church activities where she was a very faithful member. Hers was a life well-lived. Jon Leeper"
"I finally found the obituary on your mother. You have been a faithful daughter all these years and hope she appreciated you. We always thought Beth and Benny were such a special couple and enjoyed visiting at their home. We always had a special spot in our hearts for your grandfather, George K.--he had such a great sense of humor and loved entertaining children..he and Benny always had this huge garden!!!!! JoAnn and Galen"
"My thoughts and prayers are with Beth's family. What a nice lady!"
"I just wanted you to know that I'm so sorry for your loss. I loved Beth so much. She was such an integral part of my life growing up that I can't imagine my life without her being there. Thank you for sharing her with me all those years!"
"My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this time of loss. I took care of Beth at the hospital and always enjoyed the time I got to visit with her. She was a very special lady and will be greatly missed. God bless and keep you and your family. "