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Charlene Springsteel Obituary

Charlene Anne Springsteel

August 4, 1939 - September 30, 2021

Charlene Anne Springsteel (Wilson) was called home to her Savior on September 30, 2021.

She was born August 4, 1939, in Pontiac, Michigan. Most of her childhood was in Grand Junction, Colorado. After marrying William James Springsteel she moved to Carbondale, Colorado, where she raised her three children. Later, she moved back to Grand Junction where she lived until her death.

She devoted her life to raising her children and living for Christ. She enjoyed horseback riding, skiing, singing campfire songs that she learned in girl scouts and Christian songs and hymns. She was beloved by her church family and very active in the First Church of the Nazarene in Grand Junction.

She is preceded in death by her parents, Glen Preston Wilson and Dorthea Helen Wilson; nephew, Andrew Bradburn Dunn, and great-granddaughter, Lilith Marie King.

She is survived by sister, Glenda Sue Dunn (David); brother, Brian Dean Wilson (Jan); children, John Paul Springsteel (Kathy), Shannon Nelson (Frank), and Brian Mark Springsteel (Rachel); nephew, Cory Glen Wilson (Heather); nephew, Christopher Dean Wilson (Samantha); niece, Robin Marie Dunn (Stephanie), and Frankie Jo McClaskey (Lindsay); grandchildren, Jacob Lee Daniel Barker (Melinda), Candace Plopper (Nathan), Erica Anne Barker, Frank Michael Nelson (Morgan), Zachary John Springsteel (Rebekah), and Cooper James Springsteel; great-grandchildren, Alexis Kay Armstrong, Hunter Eugene Armstrong, Ryden Lee James Barker, Jaxon Ray Barker, Tyson Michael Plopper, Cason James Plopper, Brynleigh Grace Nelson, and Zane Michael Nelson, and great-great-grandchild, Maezlyn Kay Hudson.

Charlene will be greatly missed by all whose lives she touched.

A memorial service will be planned for a future date. Condolences may be made in the form of donations to The Grand Junction First Church of the Nazarene, 2802 Patterson Road, Grand Junction Colorado or The American Cancer Society.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Daily Sentinel on Oct. 17, 2021.

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