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Memorial for Lee Anne S. Steiner
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Born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada on Jul. 17, 1935
Passed Away Feb. 16, 2007 and resided in Manchester, NH.
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No Visitation
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Saturday, Mar. 10, 2007
11:00 am
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Private
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Lee Anne S. Steiner, 71, died at the Courville at Manchester Nursing Facility, surrounded by her loving family, on Friday, February 16, 2007. After a period of declining health.
She was born in St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada on July 17, 1935 of American parents who were vacationing at the family home in Red Beach, Maine. She was the daughter of Winthrop L. and Marjorie (Garrison) Schnizer. Her father was Chief Accountant of the City of New York.
She grew up in Hollis, Queens, New York City and was a January 1953 graduate of the Andrew Jackson High School in St. Albans, NY. She then entered the University of Connecticut at Storrs and met her husband there in the fall of 1954. They were married on the UCONN Campus at the Storrs Congregational Church on June 15, 1955.
Her first home was in East Haddam, CT where she was active in church affairs, the local correspondent for the "Hartford Courant" and the Vice Chairman of the Republican Town Committee. She is credited with writing the first story on the restoration of the Historic Goodspeed Opera House, as well as, a feature on "East Haddam's African Prince -Venture Smith" – a slave who became a successful citizen of the town. She relocated to Kingston, RI in 1961, took courses at the University of Rhode Island and was a Den Mother in Cub Scouts.
In 1966, she and the family moved to Durham, NH, and then relocated to Manchester in 1968 where she participated in activities of the Brookside Congregational Church including the women's union, couples club and thrift shop. She was also the North End Correspondent for the "Manchester Sunday News" and was elected to the New Hampshire Legislature from Ward 1 in 1978, serving seven terms. She was a member of the Appropriations Committee, and also served as a member of the Hillsborough County Executive committee, and served as chairperson of the Manchester Delegation 1989-90. She co-sponsored the bill that authorized the northbound exit ramp off of Interstate 293 to Granite Street in Manchester, and was also the author of the Bill which preserved Historic Artifacts in New Hampshire. She served on the Board of Directors of the Elliot Hospital Associates and the New Hampshire Hospital Association Auxiliaries and was a member of OWL (Office of Women Legislators). She also found time to pursue her love of buying and selling antiques at a variety of group shops as well as taking courses at UNH in Manchester and was active in scouting and the West Point Parents Club. Lee Anne served as Special Projects Coordinator for the NH Republican State Committee from 1986-1997, organizing state events and political functions.
She enjoyed her children and grandchildren as well as her trips to England, Alaska, Canada, and across the rest of the United States as well as throughout New England. She also loved gardening, auctions and cooking. She represented both Rhode Island and New Hampshire in the Delmarva National Chicken Cooking Contest on several occasions, winning fourth place in the Outdoor Barbecue Division in 1967. One of her cherished moments was the surprise 50th Wedding Anniversary Celebration in June of 2005 put on by her family.
Members of her family include her husband of 51 years, Robert J. "Bob" Steiner of Manchester; two sons, Attorney R James "Jim" Steiner of Concord and Jonathan G. Steiner of Bradford; daughter, Martha "Marti" L. Steiner Jones of Manchester; five grandchildren, Ryan J. Steiner of Boston, Bethany Lee Jones of Manchester, Elise H. Steiner and Erica H. Steiner of Concord and Isabelle D. Steiner of Bradford and two step grandchildren, Amy Solak Royer of Alabama and Nathan Solak of Concord.
There are no calling hours.
A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, March 10 at 11am at the Brookside Congregational Church, 2013 Elm Street, Manchester with the Rev. Carolyn H. Keilig, officiating. A reception and refreshments will follow immediately in Fellowship Hall.
Following cremation, burial will be in the New Hampshire Veteran Cemetery in Boscawen at the convenience of the family.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in remembrance of Lee Anne Steiner may be made to the Campership Program for Disadvantage Youth, Daniel Webster Council, Boy Scouts of America, 571 Holt Avenue, Manchester, NH 03109.
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This Memorial Obituary provided by
Goodwin Funeral Home and Cremation Services
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