Betsy E. Steiner, 100, passed away peacefully with her family by her side on February 13, 2025 at Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton, Ohio. 

Betsy was born on September 11, 1924 in Pandora, Ohio to the late Wilbert and Mildred (Carr) Zuercher. She graduated from Pandora High School and married Walter Steiner on April 28, 1952. They had two children and were together until his death in 1967. 

Betsy worked for the Hiram D. Diller Insurance Agency before joining the Pandora-Gilboa Local Schools for more than four decades, where she proudly supported her beloved PG Rockets, even long past her retirement. She was an avid sports fan and attended athletic events of all kinds and was even recognized as one of “The Golden Girls” for her dedication and loyalty to the Rockets. Her allegiance to the local high school could only be matched by her intense pride for The Ohio State Buckeyes. 

Throughout her lifetime, she was involved in a number of community organizations and groups, volunteering at the Bluffton Hospital and serving on many boards: including school committees, the Asi-no-mas Club and the Pandora Missionary Church, where she proudly served on the committee that planned and built its current home. Betsy believed that faith and fellowship were the foundation to a long and happy life, often checking on her loved ones with special notes and baked goods. Above all, Betsy was a good and faithful servant of the Lord. She taught so many that faith was not just a belief, but a way of life: one filled with love, forgiveness and unwavering trust in God’s plan. Even in her final days, she spoke of the promise of eternity with a peace that only comes from knowing Jesus. Now, she is home, wrapped in the arms of her loving Savior, reunited with those who went before her and singing praises in the presence of the Lord.

Betsy is survived by her daughter Greta (Dr. J. Scott) Wolery of Lima; daughter-in-law Sarah Diller Steiner of Bluffton; grandchildren Ashley (Josh) Wentz of Pandora, Megan (Henry) Butcher of Panama City, Florida and Dr. Emily (Sean Eustace) Wolery of Columbus; great-grandchildren Laila, Avery, Charlee and Karsyn Wentz; and special friends Paul and Valerie Nusbaum and Norma Sommers. She was preceded in death by her husband Walter, her son, Bart, her grandson, Allen, a sister Mary “Martie” Fish and brothers Harold and James Zuercher.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, March 15, 2025 from 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services in Bluffton, with Pastor Geoff Eubank officiating the memorial service at 1:00 p.m. The burial will take place at Pleasant Ridge Cemetery in Pandora, Ohio immediately following the service. Memorial contributions can be made to the Pandora Missionary Church, The Sarcoma Foundation of America or The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention.

Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.chiles-lamanfh.com/