Stella Louise Pape Steffen, age 80 of Seguin, passed away on March 6, 2025 one day shy of her 81st birthday.  Stella was born in Guadalupe County on March 7, 1944 to Lucy Elizabeth (Dlugosh) and Alvin E. Pape.

Stella is preceded in death by her husband of 60 years Edgar J. Steffen, Jr., her parents, and her siblings, Louis Pape, Alvin Pape, Jr., Jimmy Pape, Lillian Gann and Helen Shaw.

Survivors include children, Sharon Tschoepe, Jeff Steffen and wife Lisa, and Keith Steffen and wife Robyn; grandchildren, Morgan Tschoepe, J. B. Tschoepe and wife Maddy, Chance Steffen and wife Nicole, Sarah Steffen, and Ella Steffen; great-grandson, Avery Steffen; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Doris Pape, Donald Shaw, Calvin Steffen, Wilma Baumann and husband Jerome, Eileen Schneider and husband David, and Dale Kotzur and husband Anthony; numerous nieces, nephews, other loving family member and a host of friends.

Visitation will begin on Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 1 p.m. at Tres Hewell Mortuary Chapel followed by a memorial service celebrating Stella's life at 2 p.m. with the Reverend Jim Price officiating.  A reception will be announced.

Private interment will be held at a later date in the Warncke Cemetery near New Berlin.

Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice.