Obituary of Elizabeth Steen

STEEN, (Spoelstra) Elizabeth, (Riether) age 95 of North Haledon formerly of Midland Park and Wyckoff, died peacefully on Sunday, April 12, 2015. Betty was a member of the Midland Park Christian Reformed Church. In her early career Betty worked for New Jersey Bell Telephone and the Borough of HoHoKus. Surviving are her devoted children, Roger Spoelstra and his wife Jayne and Judy and her husband Jim Abma. Betty also leaves her seven grandchildren, Beth, Jim, Jodie, Kim, Michael, Joel and Marc, as well as 22 great grandchildren and 6 great great grandchildren. Her step- children are Janyce Bandstra, Samuel Steen, Robert Steen and Cara Lee Reinstra, 16 step-grandchildren and 24 step-great grandchildren. Betty was pre-deceased by her husbands, Siebern Spoelstra in 1977 and Samuel Steen in 2001. The Steen and Spoelstra families will receive family and friends on Wednesday, 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM at the Vander Plaat Funeral Home (www.vpfh.com), 257 Godwin Avenue, Wyckoff, NJ. Funeral services will be held Thursday 11:30 AM at Midland Park Christian Reformed Church, 183 Godwin Avenue, Midland Park, NJ. Interment will be in the Laurel Grove Memorial Park in Totowa. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made in Betty's name to the Midland Park Christian Reformed Church Eastern Christian Tuition Aid Fund.