Frances B. Steinlage, 87, of Seneca, KS, formerly of Corning, died Thursday, July 3, 2003, at Country View Estates care home in Seneca.

She was born December 19, 1915, on a farm southeast of Kelly, KS, the daughter of Bernard and Agnes Enneking Glissman. She grew up there and attended St. Bede’s School in Kelly. She worked in area homes helping with newborn babies.

On April 22, 1936, she married Frank J. Steinlage at St. Bede’s Church in Kelly. They lived and farmed northeast of Corning for three years before buying a farm northwest of Corning. They operated a dairy, farmed, and raised livestock. In 1982 they built a home and moved into Corning. They celebrated their 50th, 55th, and 60th wedding anniversaries. Her husband Frank preceded her in death on January 28, 2003.

She was a member of St. Patrick’s Church and the St. Ann’s Altar Society at the church in Corning.

Survivors are seven sons, Melvin and Cyril, both of Seneca, Kenneth of Sabetha, Lester and Leon, both of Topeka, Ralph of Scranton, and Lynn of Corning; two daughters, Gladys Rempe of Corning and Janice Holthaus of Seneca; a brother, Cletus Glissman of Wetmore; a sister, Agnes Boden of Havensville; 42 grandchildren and 63 great-grandchildren.

Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by four brothers, August, Callistus, Aloysius and Bernard Glissman; two sisters, Theresa Blocker and Sister Agnes Marie; two half-brothers, Henry and Leo Hunninghake; three half-sisters, Annie Glissman, Mary Krogman and Betty Kongs; two step-brothers, Raymond and Albert Korte; a granddaughter, Kathy Steinlage on February 26, 1974; and great-granddaughters Libby Wenger on January 22, 1991 and Madeline Renner on July 9, 1999.

Mass of Christian burial will be 10 AM Saturday, July 5, at St. Patrick’s Church in Corning. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Rosaries will be prayed at 2 & 7 PM Friday, July 4, at Lauer Funeral Home in Seneca.

Memorials may be given for St. Patrick’s Church or St. Patrick’s Cemetery, and sent in care of the family.