Loveta Marie (Lamberth) Steen was born in 1945 at DePaul Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri to Floice Elmer and Seva Belle (McCullough) Lamberth and passed away September 27, 2026 the age of 80 years.
She attended Asher Hollow School through the eighth grade and then graduated from John F. Hodge High School in St. James in 1963.
Loveta met Merel Steen in 1960, attending a Valentines Dance at the high school on their first date. They were married November 22, 1963 in St. James, Missouri.
After high school, Loveta attended State Beauty School in Rolla. In 1973, Loveta went to work as an administrative assistant and later office manager at the Myers Clinic in Rolla, Missouri for both Dr. Richard E. Myers and Dr. Robert S. Myers. For those 28 years at the clinic, she developed many special relationships and enjoyed helping the patients.
She enjoyed sewing, ironing, gardening and canning. She was a wonderful cook and enjoyed shopping and finding bargains.
As a devout Christian, she professed her faith in her early years attending the Church of God with her parents, and later with her family as a member of St. John Lutheran Church for over 60 years.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Floice and Seva Lamberth; brothers, Ronald and Richard Lamberth; nephew, Randy Lamberth; father and mother-in-law, Merel J. and Irma Steen; brother-in-law, Terry Steen; and sisters-in-law, Debbie Schoolcraft and Beth Edgar.
She is survived by her husband, Merel Steen of Cook Station, Missouri; children, Lori Garver (Dale) of St. James, Missouri, Shawn Steen (Susie) of Cook Station, Missouri and Stephanie Mueller (Chris) of St. James, Missouri; brothers-in-law, Duane and Joel Steen; sisters-in-law, Betty Steen and Kathy Glenn; eight grandchildren; two great grandchildren; other relatives and friends.
Visitation was held from 5-8 p.m. on Friday October 9, 2026 at the St. John Lutheran Church in St. James, Missouri.
Memorial service was held at 10 a.m. on Saturday October 10, 2026 at the St. John Lutheran Church in St. James, Missouri with Pastor David Peter officiating. Lori Garver sang with Barbara Jernigan at the piano.
Burial of her ashes in the family plot at the St. James Cemetery at a later date.
Arrangements under the direction of the Jones Funeral Home in St. James, Missouri.
