Our beloved father Muriel E. Steubing passed away at home on the family farm in Hondo on August 12, 2005, surrounded by his loving wife and family. He was born on March 3, 1925 to Richard & Hulda Steubing at their home on the corner of Guilbeau Rd & Bandera Rd where the KFC is now. Dad died peacefully after a lengthy illness, knowing he had fought his battle and was going home to his Lord. Fishing for reds and specks and deer-hunting with Mom, the kids and grandkids were two of the greatest joys of his life. Dad was baptized, confirmed and married in Zion Lutheran Church of Helotes as were his parents and grandparents. He graduated in 1943 from Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio prior to joining the 106th Infantry Division of the US Army in November of 1944. During WW II he served in Germany, Italy and France and was promoted to the rank of Sergeant. He received the Good Conduct Medal, a Bronze Star, WW II Victory Medal and two overseas bars. Dad sent his GI pay home and asked his father to buy registered Holstein heifers; this became the start of a dairy business which is still viable today. The Steubing breeding stock was one of the first registered Holstein herds in the southwestern United States and set many production records. The family dairy is still in operation in Hondo; grandson Brady makes it a fifth-generation farm operation. Many elementary school children learn where milk really comes from, thanks to field trips to the M. E. Steubing & Sons Holstein Farm. Dad was the only person to ever take a Holstein milk cow to the top of the Tower of the Americas when Coach Darryl Royal, Congressman Henry B. Gonzales, Ambassador John Clark and Mayor W.W. McAllister, Jr. competed in a cow-milking contest during HemisFair 1968. Dad was a founder of the Helotes 4-H Club and the Bexar County Junior Livestock Show. He served in many leadership positions at Zion Lutheran Church of Helotes before moving to Hondo, where he became an active member in St. Paul Lutheran Church. Dad was active in the Medina Co. American Legion and Medina Co. Electric Co-op and a frequent buyer at the Medina County Junior Livestock Show. He was preceded in death by his parents Richard & Hulda Steubing of Leon Valley and his sister Frances Steubing Siebert of San Antonio. He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Verna Belle Benke Steubing, their 10 children, 22 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren, his brother O.J. "Butzie" Steubing, brother-in-law Raymond Benke and aunts Dorothy Steubing Wright, Bernice Bacon Steubing and Wilma Leuders Steubing. Survivors include son Darrell & Betty Steubing of Boerne and their children Shawn Steubing, Krista & Clint Chandler, & William Steubing; son Danny & Sandy Steubing of Hondo and their children Brady & Vicky Steubing, Scott & Nicole Steubing, and Dustin Steubing; daughter Patty & Walton Daugherty of Leon Valley and their children Melissa & Mike Chapman, Garett & Traci Daugherty; daughter Debbie & David Jacobs of Hondo and their children Jody & Stacey Jacobs, Jennifer & Kelley Thigpen, and Justin Jacobs; son Ricky & Lorraine Steubing of Hondo, and their children Tiffany, Kaela, Randal & Chase Steubing; daughter Becky & Pete Burton of Hondo and their children Veronica & Mike Nickles and Josh Wolfe; daughter Dawn Steubing of Hondo and her daughter Jessica & James Cobb; son David & Debbie Steubing of Round Rock and their children Michelle & Beth Steubing; daughter Heidi & Doug Trimble of Leon Valley; and daughter Dee Anna & Tom Vester of Boerne and their children Amy & Nolan Vester. The great-grandchildren include Haley Steubing, Peyton and Reagan Chapman, Kendall Cobb, Dillon Thigpen, Coy Jacobs, and Johanna Steubing. "Treat others the way you'd want them to treat you," "Always do what you tell people you're going to do," "Don't be afraid you're going to do more than somebody else," and "You can't have too many friends" are some of the lessons we witnessed daily as kids of our Daddy. His smile, sense of humor, and generous love for Mom and all little ones were true reflections of the grace of God in his daily life. Dad will be with us all every day of our lives. The whole Steubing bunch want to express special acknowledgement to his daughter-in-law, Sandy Steubing. She was Dad's caregiver for the past several months and was truly one of God's angels for all of us. Visitation will be Sunday August 14th from 4:00 to 6:00 PM at Guinn-Horger Funeral Home- 2006 Avenue M in Hondo. Pastor David Mayer will conduct a memorial service at 2:00 PM on Monday August 15th in St. Paul Lutheran Church- 1303 Avenue M in Hondo. His 12 grandsons will be his honorary pallbearers. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the Medina County Dialysis Center, The National Kidney Foundation, or the St Paul Lutheran Church of Hondo Building Fund.