loved the smell of lilacs, the sweetness of chocolate and more than anything being with her family and going to all of their activities while they were growing up. On Wednesday, March 8, 2017, Brenda passed away at the Palo Alto County Hospital with her son Jimmie at her side. Left to cherish her memory are her children: Samara Marie Steffens of Des Moines, Francine Ruth Steffens of Emmetsburg, John David Steffens of Mallard, Billie Jo Steffens of Whittemore, and Jimmie David Steffens of Emmetsburg; her mother, Marie Elizabeth Adkins of Woodbine,IA; grandsons: Chance Steffens and Micah and Bronson Steffens; her brother, Clayton of North Charleston, SC; her sisters: Lorri Seufert of Hudson, FL, Jill Simons of Dow City, IA, and Monica Wilson of Greenfield, IA. She was preceded in death by her father, William Seufert.