Ethel Musick
Ethel F. Musick, 96, of Bloomington, formerly of Bluefield, W.Va., passed away at 12:55 p.m., Nov. 16 at Sugar Creek Alzheimer’s Care Center in Normal.
Her visitation will be from 11:00-1:00 p.m., Saturday at Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington with a prayer service to follow at 1:00 p.m. with Rev. Ellen Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Monte Vista Park Cemetery in Princeton, West Virginia. Services in West Virginia will be handled by Mercer Funeral Home in Bluefield, W.Va.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer’s Association, 303 N. Hershey Rd. Bloomington, Ill. 61704.
Ethel was born March 15, 1920 in Davy, W.Va., the oldest of twelve children to Elva Lonnie and Mary Rose Mitchell. She married John R. Musick on Dec. 21, 1941 and he preceded her in death in February 2000.
Survivors include two daughters, Rosemary Elias of Bloomington and Janie (Edward) Warzywak of Dumfries, Virginia; five grandchildren, Rebecca (Steve) Palmeri of Colo., Maria (Chris) Witte of Normal and Jennifer (Tim) Pfundstein of Naperville and Tom (Michelle) Warzywak of Virginia and Nicholas (Robin)Warzywak of North Carolina; eleven great grandchildren and one great great grandson; four sisters, Lucille Beavers of W.Va., Dorothy Pack of Fla., Ruth Kalsalis of N.C. and Carol Hodges of Va.; one brother, James (Grace) Mitchell of N.C.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a son, John E. Musick; a grandson, Andrew John Elias; three brothers, Clarence, Walter and Jesse Mitchell and two sisters, Sylvia Belcher and Eleanor Moore.
Ethel was a retired nurse and had worked many years in West Virginia and Virginia. She was an avid gardener and loved crocheting.
To express condolences online, please visit www.carmodyflynn.com.
Anita Steinkamp
On Nov. 13, Anita Ruth Steinkamp of Bloomington completed her life lessons, and having finished her purpose on Earth, departed from this world. She was 90 years old.
Anita was born in Columbus, Ind. on March 23rd, 1926, the second child of Francis Leroy and Mabel Fodrea Jordan, making her both a little sister and a big sister. She was preceded in death by her older brother Leon Jordan, and is survived by her younger siblings Janet Lego and Phil (Christy) Jordan. She graduated from Shields High School in Seymour, Ind. and studied at the University of Cincinnati. On Sept. 1, 1946 she married the love of her life, Richard Charles Steinkamp in Dudleytown, IN. He preceded her in death on Jan. 24, 1993.
Anita was a devoted wife and mother. She created a home for her family that was beautiful, warm and comforting. She took pride in her homemaking and raising her children. She is survived by her four daughters and “hand- picked” sons: Nancy (Dennis) Perzo, Karen (Tony) Patton, Kristina (William) Bickers, and Sara (Tom) Mayes. She cherished her five grandchildren: Kristen (Scott) Peterson, Abigayle (Owen) Townsend, Adam (Emily) Bickers, Thomas and Alex Mayes, and her five precious great-grandchildren: Paige, Ryan and Matthew Peterson, Avah Waldschmidt, and Lennon Bickers.
What do her grandchildren remember? Ice skating at the lake and coming inside to mugs of hot cocoa with mini-marshmallows, ice cream with a cookie on top, grasshopper sundaes, story time, feeding the ducks, Scrabble games, classical music, everything beautiful.
She brightened the lives of many children as the librarian at Oak Hill Elementary and at the Bartholomew Co. Library. She was also a substitute teacher. Anita was an active volunteer, as well. You might have found her leading a tour at the David Davis mansion, or heard her voice raised in song with the St. Peter’s Lutheran Church choir and community chorus. She supported the OSF St. Joseph auxiliary during the boxed cookie fundraiser, and worked inside their gift shop.
She was proud to serve as a Regent for the Joseph Hart DAR chapter and board member of the Letitia Green Stevenson chapter. She had a passion for American history and researching her family’s own heritage. She transcribed her ancestor’s Civil War letters which were later published and cataloged at the Bartholomew Co. Library.
Anita lived her life fully and wished to share her favorite verse: Ecclesiastes 3:1 “To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heavens.”
In lieu of flowers memorials may be directed to OSF Hospice Services, 211 N. Landmark Dr., Suite D3, Normal, Ill. 61761. A private farewell will be held at Garland Brook Cemetery, Columbus, Ind. at a later date. Carmody-Flynn Funeral Home, Bloomington, is assisting the family with arrangements. To express condolences, please visit www.carmodyflynn.com.
