Debbie Steine

Tuesday, January 23, 2018 6:26 pm

Debbie Steine, 52, of New Hampton, formerly of Decorah, died Sunday, Jan. 14, 2018, at her home in New Hampton. Services were at 11 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 20, at Decorah Lutheran Church in Decorah, with Rev. Dave Sorenson and Rev. Brenda Crossfield officiating. Organist was Kathy Tollefsrud. Hymns were “On Eagles Wings” and “Old Rugged Cross. Special music was “Blessed the Broken Road” (CD). Burial will be at a later date at the Prosper Cemetery. Arrangements were handled by Schluter – Balik Funeral Home, Decorah.

Debbie Lorraine (Tollefsrud) Steine was born Aug. 23, 1965, the daughter of Lawrence and Rhea (Rongley) Tollefsrud in Caledonia, Minn. She attended Mabel-Canton High School, graduating in 1983. After high school, Debbie attended Hubert Humphrey College and earned a degree as a CNA. She married Garry Steine June 23, 1985, at the Mabel Methodist Church. Together they had three children: Heidi, Donald and Taylor. They later divorced. Debbie worked at Mayo, Deco, Transit, McNeilus and an assortment of nursing homes around the area. She enjoyed camping, cooking, baking, shopping and spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren.

Debbie is survived by her three children: Heidi (Brandon) Biddle, Tripoli; Donald (Cortney) Steine, Alta Vista; and Taylor (Tori Gebert) Steine, New Hampton; fiancé, Daniel Paul Block; five grandchildren: Dylyn, Makayla and Ayden Biddle, Payten and Kneila Steine; one great-grandchild, Phoenix; her parents, Lawrence and Rhea (Rongley) Tollefsrud, Mabel, Minn.; siblings: Doreen (Bruce Sr.) Dahl, Decorah, Diane (Darby) Cook, Ossian; Dawn (Shane) Erlandson, New Hampton; Denise (Nick) Bollweg, New Vienna; Don (Diane) Tollefsrud, Canton, Minn.; and Dustin (Kayla) Tollefsrud, Mabel, Minn.; along with several aunts and uncles and nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her niece, Brianna Dahl, in 2006; first cousins, Chayne Tollefsrud in 2008 and Beth Peterson in 2017; grandparents: Clair and Leta (Wilbur) Rongley and Truman and Beth (Morrison) Tollefsrud.