August 31, 1950 – December 2, 2025
Virginia Steil, 75 of Livermore, passed away Tuesday, December 2, 2025, at the Long-Term Care at the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 12, 2025, from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM at Lentz Funeral Home in Livermore. Inurnment will take place at a later date. Services have been entrusted to Lentz Funeral Home of Livermore. Online condolences may be left at http://www.lentzfuneralhome.com.
Virginia, daughter of Henry and Lupe Mendoza, was born August 31st, 1950 in Cameron, Texas. She was welcomed home by 5 older siblings – Anita, Olivia, Sylvia, Jane, and Fred.
In 1967, while working at Chess’ Drive-In in Killeen, Texas, Virginia met Jake Steil, who was stationed at Fort Hood at the time. Shortly after this, the couple moved back to Jake’s hometown of Livermore, where they were united in marriage on December 28th, 1968.
The couple made their home in the Livermore area, welcoming three children along the way – Jerry, Sheri, and Wendy. Throughout her life, Virginia worked various jobs, from being a home daycare provider to later spending many years at Chantland Co. where she remained until her retirement.
Virginia had a smile and a fiery personality that could light up any room she was in. She enjoyed the simple things in life from camping with her husband, Jake, to baking with her grandchildren. In her later years, she enjoyed riding around Livermore on her golf cart with her dog, Zoe.
She is survived by her children Jerry (Tracy) Steil of LuVerne, Sheri (Jon) Hotovec of Humboldt, Wendy (Bob) Nilles of Gilmore City; 10 grandchildren Cody, Austin, and Brandon (Aubrey Filter) Steil, Morgan (Garhett Allen), Breanna and Alexis Hotovec, Kallie (Collin) Miller, Kaysie (Landon Halverson), Kinley and Jack Nilles, 2 great-grandchildren, Blakely Steil and Kyler Miller, sisters Anita (Pete) Rodriguez of Buckholtz, TX, Olivia Robinson of Anaheim, CA, Sylvia Parker of Round Rock, TX, Jane (Joe) Velez of Copperas Cove, TX, and brother Fred (Dorothy) Mendoza of Temple, TX; sister-in-law Judy (Dean) Weier, her cherished dog Zoe and many nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her husband, Jake, her parents Henry and Lupe Mendoza, mother-in-law and step father-in-law Lucille and Richard K. Christensen, father-in-law Edward Steil, sister-in-law and brother-in-law Joyce and Robert Bannert and infant great-granddaughter Cambrie Steil.
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