Gladys J. (Geibel) Steighner
Gladys J. (Geibel) Steighner, 89, of Butler died Monday morning at the Chicora Medical Center.
Born Oct. 19, 1929, in Butler, she was a daughter of the late Paul Geibel and Alberta (Neigh) Geibel.
Gladys was a homemaker and was a member of St. John Roman Catholic Church in Coylesville.
She enjoyed camping, traveling, baking, reading and watching her grandchildren's ballgames.
Surviving are her children, Carol A. Collins of Chicora, Christine M. (Thomas) Christy of Butler, Gilbert H. (Margaret) Steighner of Rimersburg, Gary L. (Sandy) Steighner of Rimersburg, Donald J. Steighner of Carbon Center, and Daniel P. (Debra) Steighner of Butler; 22 grandchildren; 51 great- grandchildren; four great- great-grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; and five stepgreat-grandchildren.
She is also survived by two sisters, Lois (Ralph) Shuler Morrison and Leo (MaryLee) Rosenbauer, both of Butler; two sisters-in-law, Helen Geibel and Thelda Geibel; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Gilbert R. Steighner, who died in May of 2006; one sister; three brothers; and her son-in-law, Fred Collins.
STEIGHNER — Friends of Gladys J. (Geibel) Steighner, who died Monday, March 11, 2019, will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Geibel Funeral Home, 201 E. Cunningham St., Butler.A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. Thursday at St. John Roman Catholic Church in Coylesville.Interment will follow in St. John's Parish Cemetery.For more information or to leave an online condolence, please visit www.geibelfuneralhome.com.
