Rhea Steenblock, 93, of Belmond, passed away on Monday, November 22, 2021 at the
Rehabilitation Center of Belmond. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM on
Tuesday, November 30, 2021 at Ewing Funeral Home, 111 Luick's Lane South in
Belmond with Pastor Bob Medeiros officiating. Burial will be held at Amsterdam
Cemetery in Goodell. Visitation will be Monday, November 29, 2021 from 4:00 PM
to 6:00 PM at Ewing Funeral Home in Belmond. Marjorie Rhea was born on March 26,
1928 in Rowan, Iowa to Kenneth and Maude (Quigley) Fitz. She was baptized at
Congregational Church on December 24, 1944. She graduated from Clarion High
School with the class of 1946. On January 29, 1947, Rhea married Richard
Steenblock at the Goodell Congregational Church and to this union, two children
were born, Jerry and Beth. Rhea was a hard working farm wife and mother. Rhea
loved the outdoors, camping, fishing, and motorcycling. Rhea and Richard owned
Yamaha and Honda motorcycles to venture with, but never a Harley. Both Richard
and Rhea also enjoyed gambling in their retirement years together. Rhea and
Richard enjoyed retirement from farming. Together they would enjoy winters spent
in Weslaco, Texas and vacation in the summertime in Northern Minnesota where
they had a cabin on Steamboat Lake. Rhea will be remembered for her loving and
caring personality. She was also the best mom, grandmother, great-grandmother,
great-great-grandmother, and mother-in-law, and blessed her family greatly. Rhea
is survived by son Jerry (Margaret) Steenblock of Klemme; daughter Beth (Lyle)
Bartell of Mason City; grandchildren Tina (Jay) DePuew of Belmond, Scot (Rhonda)
Steenblock of Chatfield, Minnesota, Tracy (Scott) Albrecht of Mason City, Matt
(Hillary) Bartell of Mason City; great-grandchildren Halie (Colton Kuhlers)
DePuew, Brandon (Kassidy State) DePuew, Kara DePuew, Andrea (Taylor) Boettcher,
Jessica (Chandler Brown) Steenblock, Hannah and Hattie Albrecht, and Gracie
Bartell; great-great-grandchild Paisley Boettcher; numerous nieces and nephews,
and a host of friends. Rhea was preceded in death by her husband of 67 years,
Richard; parents Kenneth and Maude Fitz; sister and brother-in-law Barbara and
Warren Potter; sister Coetta and niece Sue Potter Nail.