Photo courtesy of Schrader Funeral Home and Crematory - Ballwin
Apr 1, 1936 - Nov 26, 2025
Dan and Vi were one of our early friends when we moved here 50 years ago. We enjoyed many good times together over the years. We could see their house in the winter through the trees from our backyard. Dan will be fondly missed.
John and Genevieve Sanford.
John & Genevieve Sanford
December 03, 2025 | Chesterfield, MO | Friend
Dear Vi and family, we were so sorry to learn of Dan's passing. Through the years, we very much enjoyed the golf games and the fun bridge games. Dan was always learning something new and keeping active. He told me that he had recently started playing chess and took pride in playing his instructor to a tie. Dan was always intelligentially stimulating and made the world a better place. He will be missed by all Bob and Alverta.
Bob Abbott
December 02, 2025 | Chesterfield, MO | Friend
My condolences to Vi and her family. She and Dan served so devotedly, and worked hard, for our St Louis Symphony Volunteer Association. Always there to lend a hand, give an idea or chair a committee, I think of them often. Helping share the love of music with area youth was an amazing gift. Blessings to your family.
Leslie V (Canavan) Richards
December 01, 2025 | Other
Daniel Eric Steinmeyer, of Town and Country, MO, passed away Wednesday, November 26, 2025, at the age of 89.Beloved husband of Violet for 64 wonderful years; devoted father of David (Debbie), Peter (Patsy), and Philip (Leslie); loving grandfather of eight; and great-grandfather of six. Preceded in death by his father Theodore, mother Luella, and brother Richard.Dan earned degrees in chemical engineering and economics from Northwestern, Washington University, and Michigan. He spent his career at Monsanto where he rose to their highest technical level, Distinguished Fellow. Affectionately known as “The Pai” (Portuguese for father) by many who knew him, he traveled the world with Vi and his family, though St. Louis was always home. He particularly enjoyed gardening, the St. Louis Symphony, the Lutheran identity, reading history, romping in the Ozarks, and serving as patriarch of the family. “Be the Best” - he would say, quoting his father, and he was.We will miss you, Pai. Services: Visitation at the SCHRADER Funeral Home and Crematory, 14960 Manchester Road at Holloway, on Tuesday, December 2, from 4-6 p.m. Funeral service at Trinity Lutheran Church (14088 Clayton Road) on Wednesday, December 3, at 2 p.m. visitation will be one hour prior to service. Friends may sign the family's on-line guestbook at Schrader.com.
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