Birth date: Feb 24, 1943 Death date: Jul 9, 2020
Mary "Brooke" Steinle, age 77 of Rehoboth Beach, DE and formerly of Pawcatuck, CT, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 9, 2020, at Beebe Hospital, in Lewes, DE. She was born on February 24, 1943 in Philadelphia, PA, daughter Read Obituary
Dear Dick, My name is Mary Ellen Senn and I was dating Ric Buchanan when you and Brooke got married. She was such a warm loving person and I always remembered the way you two looked at each other. I believe we all stayed at your parents home one New Years Eve and went to Bob Ching’s to celebrate. I was so sorry to read of Brooke’s passing and extend my sincerest condolences.
Dick, Our sincere sympathy to you and your family on the loss of Brooke.
Tom & Lydia Webb
Rochester, NH
Dear Dick, Molly & Rick: We are saddened to read of your loss of Brooke. We always enjoyed having you as neighbors on HUbbard St. Brooke was always a very special person will always treasure her friendship.
My God Bless and take care of you at this difficult time.
Sincerely, Joseph & Meredith Pappadia
Molly,
My thoughts and prayers are with you and your whole family during this difficult and very sad time. From reading your Mom's obituary, she sounds like an incredible person. Hugs to you, Charlie and Meghan.
Karen Abels
Dear Dick and family, I am so sorry to learn of your loss. I am keeping you all in my heart and prayers. In sympathy, Wendy J Cahoon, Westerly Swim Team.
Dick and Rick and Molly - I remember the good times I had with Brooke playing Bridge, which I did terribly, but her encouragement anyway. The 'ladies' had fun. Also remember the time she and I ventured to New Hampshire to visit my daughter and henceforth had lunch and a lot of talking. Also a lobster Christmas dinner, at our house without children. Sending our hugs to the entire family. Love Ed and Elaine Smith, Stonington, CT.
Brooke, Judy Williams, and I played together constantly when we all lived on the same block in Chagrin from ages 8 and 9 to about 10 and 11. Brooke was year older that Judy and I. We would take all of Lee's cosmetic bottles and tubes and make outlines of doll houses and make up all kinds of scenarios, for hours. We also acted out the characters of a series of books that we all read. Brooke played the smart one of the trio. Our close friendship began to dissolve when her family moved to another part of Chagrin Falls. I remember those days together fondly. Lee Brown (back then I was known as Lolly)
Our sincere sympathy to the Steinle Family.
Brooke was a really fun class member. My warm condolences to her family and friends!
Tracy
Too many memories to share. I met Brooke my first day of Stratford College at age 17. We lived next door to each other and became fast friends. We played a lot of bridge and laughed a lot. We went to see her parents when on vacations in their different homes and their summer cottage.
She was I my wedding in 1966 and then I was in hers when she married Dick.We both had two children. In fact it was her son Rick who taught our daughter to tie her shoes. My husband Steve, Dick, Brooke and I went on sailing trips together with a lot more laughter.
Our friendship has lasted all these years( sixty ).
As BFFs we
tried to help solve each other’s personal problems as well as all the world’s problems!
We visited in each other’s homes and knew each others children!
Brooke was a large part of my body and my mind and I feel like half a person without her. The thought of never being able to talk to her again In unimaginable!
We stayed with her when she was at NIH and watched how brave she was thru all the treatment! She wanted to see Molly’s children graduate from higher school and Rick ‘s son graduate from college!
After the death of their beloved lab Isobel Brooke adopted a little terrier named Bear which she adored!
We read a book years ago that had two young girls in it that committed themselves to each other for life they called Themselves YOS (your old same). We started signing this on all our cards and texts to each other! The last text I have from her was Sat the 7th and it just said YOS! I think she was saying goodbye!
So goodbye for now but not forever! YOS
Vicki Beshore
