new Hancher Auditorium. She appreciated visual beauty, both artistic and natural, and loved to grow flowers, even in her last year. Together with Bob, she supported many humanitarian causes. For example, she was an early volunteer at the Iowa City Crisis Center. Survivors include four sons, Jeff (Mai-Lei Chen) Engel of Macomb, IL and their children Tom, Richard, and Anna; Craig (Catherine Quehl-Engel) Engel of Mount Vernon, IA and their daughter Rachel; Bradley (Dena) Engel of Tucson, AZ and their children Carter and Andrew; and Daniel Engel of Iowa City. Beth was preceded in death by her husband Bob and her brother Dick Seydel. In lieu of flowers, please consider a memorial gift in Beth's name to the Iowa City Crisis Center, the Iowa City Shelter House, or Cornell College. To read the full obituary, please click here: http://www.lensingfuneral.com/obituaries/Elizabeth-Beth-Miriam-Seydel-Engel?obId=2845187#/obituaryInfo