Portrait of David and Phyllis Steffen Elizabeth Steffen Samuel Steffen
In living memory of David and Phyllis Steffen, Elizabeth Steffen, and Samuel Steffen

David and Phyllis Steffen Elizabeth Steffen Samuel Steffen

May 29, 1945 – December 21, 1988
Lived 43 years
Mentone Cemetery · Mentone, IN
Life story

David and Phyllis Steffen married on October 27, 1963, and were the parents of seven children: Naomi, Deborah, David, Michael, Elizabeth, Esther and Samuel.

Their family experienced both great love and tremendous loss. Naomi was stillborn and is laid to rest in South Bend. Elizabeth and Samuel are laid to rest here with their parents.

This memorial bench was placed in loving memory of the Steffen family. The photographs and memories collected here are shared so that family, friends and visitors can see the faces behind the names and remember the lives represented here—not simply as names and dates carved in stone, but as people who lived, loved and were loved.

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The world David knew

Family milestones in gold, history for context

1945
Born May 29
1951
David was 6 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1956
David was 11 when the Interstate Highway System was created
1963
High School Graduation High School South Bend Central
1964
David was 19 when President Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act
1967
David was 22 when the first Super Bowl was played
1977
David was 32 when Elvis Presley died
1988
Passed away December 21, age 43
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