Obituaries

Pauline Ann Steinsdorfer, 83, Lifelong Crystal Lake Resident

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2, at Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home, 500 W. Route 176, Crystal Lake.

Pauline Ann Steinsdorfer, 83, of Crystal Lake passed away June 30, 2013, at Centegra Hospital-McHenry.

She was born March 21, 1930 in Crystal Lake to George and Hulda (Bergman) Nystrom. She married Donald Steinsdorfer in 1948 in Crystal Lake.

She was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church of Crystal Lake. She enjoyed dining out with friends, with family, and with her class of '48. She also loved her travels to Florida, Hawaii, and Door County. She enjoyed shopping and spending time with her family.

She is survived by her daughters, Sandra Steinsdorfer and Debra (Douglas) Smith; her grandson, Mitchell Smith; her sisters, Marion (the late Fred) Steinsdoerfer and Phyllis Meagher; her brothers, Robert (Joyce) Nystrom and Gerald (Kris) Nystrom; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins.

She was preceded in death by her husband Donald; her parents; her brother Harold Nystrom; and her sister Lois Nystrom.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2, at Querhammer & Flagg Funeral Home, 500 W. Route 176, Crystal Lake.

Visitation will continue from 9 to 10 a.m. on Wednesday, July 3, at Bethany Lutheran Church, 76 W. Crystal Lake Ave., Crystal Lake. The service will be at 10 a.m.

Interment will be in McHenry County Memorial Park. 

Memorials may be made to Bethany Lutheran Church.

For information call the funeral home at 815-459-1760. Online condolences may be made at www.querhammerandflagg.com.


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