Barbara Jean Steinle

Barbara Jean Rosenbusch Steinle, 77, died Monday, October 19, 2015 in Austin, Texas. Barbara was born in Austin on May 1, 1938 to Daisy Vedena Burton Rosenbusch and Walter Paul Rosenbusch. After graduating from Travis High School, she began a 17-year career with Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. She helped develop and operate Shady Springs Camp for girls in Austin during 1970 through 1976. She enjoyed operating the camp and assisting the counselors in directing the girls (ages 7-14) in classes of swimming, tennis, archery, riflery, horseback riding, arts and crafts, and drama. Barbara began another career in banking in 1979. During this career, she served as a member of the American Bankers Association, the Texas Bankers Association of Austin, volunteered her time to the Chamber of Commerce as a welcoming visitors consultant at the Robert Mueller Airport, was a member of the Soroptists International Club for Women, a member of the Association Society of Professional and Executive Women and a member of the Texas Society of Association Executives. At 70 years old and with a 16-year career with Temple-Inland Inc. where she worked for the CFO of the Company, she retired to enjoy being with her loving husband, her family and friends, and her home.

During her life she enjoyed tennis, horseback riding, dancing, her work, her home, her family and her life with John, and many friends. She was a member of Riverbend Church where she and John met.

She is survived by her step-son and wife, John and Rhia Steinle and granddaughters, Dorothy and Rose of Austin; her step-daughter and husband, Elaine and Steve Gardner of Frisco, Texas and granddaughter Kali and husband Dillan Conley of Abilene, Texas; step-daughter Terri and husband Joel Parks of Franklin, Tennessee, granddaughter Kyndall and husband Ryan Buehring and great grandson, Baron of Brentwood, Tennessee; granddaughter Jordan and husband Zach Irwin of Franklin, Tennessee; granddaughter Faith Parks of Franklin, Tennessee and grandson Garrison Parks of Franklin, Tennessee.
Also survived by step-brother, Malcolm Light and wife Linda of Dripping Springs, Texas; her step-sister and husband, Judy and Tony Chandler of Aransas Pass, Texas.

Among those left behind that Barbara loved like family, as a daughter, Molly Denson Bandy and husband Clifford Bandy of Austin; as sisters, Chloe Webb and her husband Doug of Ft. Worth; Nancy Metzger-Jirick and husband Stan of Austin; Marilyn Butler of Austin, and many aunts, cousins, family members and special friends.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 2:30pm and service at 3:30pm at Cook-Walden Forest Oaks – 6300 W. William Cannon Drive, Austin (512) 892-1172. Interment will immediately follow at Austin Memorial Park Cemetery.