Joy Ann Steininger was born March 30, 1926 in Owosso, Michigan and went Heaven on October 19, 2021. She was a resident of Fredericktown, Missouri since April 1971. Was a member of Arcadia Valley Assembly of God Church, where she served a time as Adult Sunday School teacher and as Sunday School Superintendent for the Church. When it was Ironton Assembly of God and also led Wednesday P.M. song time when needed at AVAG.

She loved to bowl and was a member of leagues in Madison, Tennessee and Fredericktown, Missouri. She earned several trophies, but did not display them.

At 55 years of age, she entered the nursing program at Mineral Area College and graduated 2 years later as an L.P.N. she worked at the Baptist Home, Stockhoff Nursing Home, ClaRu DeVille Nursing Home. She was evening shift charge nurse at Stockhoff for a few years before retiring.

She loved to travel and was fortunate to visit with husband Wilbur from Maine to California and Canada to Mexico and most states in between as well as Alaska, and overseas in Bavaria, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and even Lichtenstein. She loved to see God's Creation.

Joy was preceded in death by her parents Ward and Myrtle (Schneider) Brooks, brothers Wayne Brooks and Gayle Brooks.

She is survived by her husband Wilbur Steininger who she married on October 4, 1952 at Owosso, Michigan.  Their children William H. (Regina) Steininger, Ginny (Patrick) Hogan, Sherry (Doug) Laut and Julie (Jerry) Cook. Eleven (11) grandchildren and Nineteen (19) great grandchildren.