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Charlotte Steffen Obituary
Charlotte Mae Steffen, age 97, of Liberty, died on Friday, September 5, 2025 at 4:19 a.m. in Blessing Hospital.
Charlotte was born April 25, 1928 in Pope County, IL, the daughter of Joseph A. and Claris R. Phelps Caldwell. She married Frank E. Steffen on January 15, 1949 in Quincy. He preceded her in death on March 11, 2009.
She was a 1946 graduate of Quincy High School and attended Gem City Business College. She worked for many years at Motorola in Quincy. When the plant closed, she went to work and later retired from Broadcast Electronics. Charlotte was secretary at Quincy Gun Club and was a skilled trap shooter. She was also an avid hunter and enjoyed fishing. She dedicated over 10 years to teaching hunter safety for the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. She and Frank were longtime members of Liberty Christian Church and the Moose Club. She enjoyed traveling and had the opportunity to see and experience many places; her favorite being the various Veteran's Memorials in Washington D.C.. In her spare time, Charlotte enjoyed sewing and crocheting. Most of all she loved spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren (by whom she was affectionately known as "Granny"). Among other things, she will be greatly missed for the homemade banana bars enjoyed by many.
Survivors include: a daughter, Ginger (Ray) Madison of Liberty, IL; two sons, Ron (Nona) Steffen of Chancellor, SD, and Roy Steffen of Clayton, IL; a sister, Shirley Dedert of Quincy; eight grandchildren; 26 great grandchildren; and 13 great great grandchildren.
In addition to her husband, Charlotte was preceded in death by: her parents, Joseph and Claris Caldwell; two brothers, Leonard and Donald Caldwell; a sister, Phyllis Chapman; and a daughter-in-law, Monica Steffen.
Visitation: 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. on Monday, September 22, 2025 at Hansen-Spear Funeral Home.
Services: 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 23, 2025 at Hansen-Spear Funeral Home.
Entombment: Quincy Memorial Park Mausoleum.
Memorials: West Quincy Gun Club. Memorial donations may be made online at: https://memorials.hansenspear.com/.
Hansen-Spear Funeral Directors are in charge of the arrangements.
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Becky Leech
September 9, 2025
Our friendship since Duane and I moved to liberty back in 1995 and joined the Liberty Christian Church has been a loving experience. We have kept in touch in church activities and visits at your home not too far from me which I thoroughly enjoyed. We had lots of similar interests: farm life, children, Friendship Circle, flowers, hunting, and just old times. Love you dearly and will miss you; but I know you are very happy in the hands of our Savior! God be with you. Love, Becky Leech
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