

Elizabeth (Betty) Steele Yeager passed away on Easter Sunday, April 24, 2011. Elizabeth leaves behind her loving husband of 51 years (Arthur) and daughter Elisa C. Yeager, sister Claire Steele Goodwin Keizer, OR, brother Cmdr. Francis X. Steele, US Navy Ret., Rumford, ME, brother Ernest F. Steele (Teresa) Brewer, ME., Margaret E. Yeager (sister- in- law), Joseph G. Yeager (Mary) (brother-in-law) Lutz, FL, nieces Mary Alice, Cathy, Susan S., Sally, Susan G., Margaret, Jodi, Meri and Lisa and nephews Joseph, Lee Jr. and Michael as well as many dear and loving friends and family. Betty was predeceased by her mother Mary Alice, her father Fredrick D. Steele, brother-in-law Floyd and his wife Judy, sister-in-law Thelma and most recently by her sister Claire's husband, Lee Goodwin. She was a graduate of secretarial school in Washington, DC, attended St. Joseph's College in Portland, ME and received her AA degree from FCCJ. Betty worked as a legal secretary for Navy JAG in Washington, DC prior to her marriage at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Georgetown on April 23, 1960, whereupon she moved to Jacksonville and worked as a secretary for the VA, in personnel for the IRS, and for 7 years at St. Paul's Catholic School Riverside, as well as for several area law firms. She was very active in her Church Guild, the Catholic Women's Club, Garden Club (Talisman Circle) and the Riverside Women's Club. The wife of a UF graduate, Betty was a diehard Gator fan and Booster who loved to attend Gator football games and cheer for her favorite team each season. Visitation on Friday April 29th will begin at 6 pm with Rosary at 7pm held at Hardage Giddens Edgewood Chapel located at 729 S. Edgewood Ave. Funeral Mass on Saturday, April 30th at 11:00 am at St. Paul's Catholic Church located at 2609 Park St. Jacksonville, Fl. 32204. Interment will be at Riverside Memorial Park located at 7242 Normandy Blvd. Jacksonville, Fl. 32205. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to St. Paul's Catholic School -Riverside.
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