Barbara Steiniche

When you can find Barbara Steiniche in a quiet moment, you might just be able to get her to share her experiences and perspective on life. She doesn’t have a lot of spare time. After her early morning walk before breakfast, Barbara heads to an exercise class and then on to the painting course she is auditing at MWSU. After that, she is often seen as a bleacher bum cheering on her granddaughter, whether for basketball or volleyball.

If that’s not enough, Barbara fills her time with her schoolwork, enjoying the art museum weekly, practicing her music on the organ, or reading in preparation for her monthly book club. She still travels and visits her daughter in Colorado, her brother in Seattle, and her son in Chicago. Barbara especially enjoyed an ElderHostel trip last April to Phoenix, where they explored Frank Lloyd Wright’s western home and the local symphony.

Barbara moved to Living Community from Boulder, Colorado, after living in Dwight, IL for 57 years. Her son teaches at MWSU and Barbara wanted to be near family and be in a location where she could get out, walk, and enjoy the different landscape and climate. As a retired dietician, Barbara appreciates the meals provided, but still uses her full kitchen to make cookies and blueberry pancakes for her son.