St. Clair County Obits

HAZEL H. WAFEL

Hill & Son Funeral Home
December 23, 1908 - June 4, 2005
Hazel Helene Steele, 96 ½, was born December 23, 1908 near Dresden, Missouri. She was the daughter of the late James Albert Steele and Minnie Pauline (Rains) Steele. She died early June 4, 2005 at the home of her daughter, Aileene Mayer, of Montrose, Missouri. She enjoyed going to Sunday School and started at age 4 joining the Pleasant Gap Christian Church at age 12. She attended Orchard Grove School for her grade school years, and attended Butler High School graduating with the class of 1927. Hazel was united in marriage to Alfred Louis Wafel March 22, 1933 at Adrian Missouri by Pastor Hood, a family friend from Pleasant Gap Christian Church. To this union one daughter, Mildred Aileene was born. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary March 1983 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Appleton City, Missouri. After her marriage she joined the Trinity Lutheran Church in Appleton City and was an active member until her health failed. She also enjoyed going to the Ladies Aid and helping the ladies quilt. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Alfred in 1987, and her brother, William Major Steele of California in 1977, one sister, Jessie Woodrow Long, of Salt Lake City, Utah in October 2003, a son-in-law, Paul Mayer, a grandson-in-law, Kent Johnson, and a brother-in-law, Alvin Long. She is survived by her daughter Mildred Aileene Mayer of Montrose, Missouri; three grandchildren, Paula Kay and husband John Kinder of Clinton, Missouri, Dennis Mayer of St. Peters, Missouri, and Stephen Mayer and wife Kelly of Lee’s Summit, Missouri; six great-grandchildren, Chris and Nick Johnson of Springfield, Missouri, Dustin Johnson of Clinton, Missouri, Megan, Danielle and Kyle Mayer of Lee’s Summit, Missouri; three step-great-grandchildren, Dawn and Joshua Timberlake of Chicago, Illinois and Joshua Kinder of Chatham, Illinois; several nieces and nephews, Jim Long and wife Maxine of Salt Lake City, Utah, Dick Long and wife Kay of Oxnard, California, Robert Wafel, Evonne and Bob Jones, Katherin and John Parsons, Jr., and Donald Harms all of Appleton City, Missouri, Marilyn and Kent Hatcher of Texas, Roger Harms and wife Carol of Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She loved the farm life of raising a big garden, tending to thousands of baby chicks and helping on the farm with the tractor was her joy. They raised Leghorn pullets for the eggs for Clinton Hatchery and milked cows for the cheese factory. She enjoyed visiting with family, friends, neighbors, and especially spending time with her daughter, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a devoted wife and a loving mother, a wonderful grandmother and great-grandmother, and a caring friend. She will be sadly missed by all who knew her.