Juanita G. Stieben, age 82, passed away on January 5, 2019 at Cedar Village Care Center, Ness City.

She was born on October 26, 1936 in Ness County to Orville John and Evelyn (Wilkens) Strait. She had two sisters Joyce and Marilyn. Juanita grew up on the farm in Southern Ness County. She graduated from Ness City High School in 1954.

She married Leroy Stieben at the St. Paul Congregational Church on May 11, 1958 in Bazine where she and Leroy made their home. To this union one son, Gary, was born. Juanita worked at the Ness County Hospital as a cook in the dietary department for over 40 years. She loved to cook for her family and work in her yard and garden. She loved dogs and most of her years she had one as a companion. When she had time, she would also help on the farm. Juanita was an avid KU Basketball fan watching any and every game she could.

She is survived by her son Gary Stieben and his wife, Chris; two step-grandchildren, Nick Schwien and his wife, Jess and Kendra Stukey and her husband, Brian; and two step great-grandchildren, Brenna and Kale Schwien. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Leroy, and sisters, Joyce Briscoe and Marilyn Strait.

Funeral Service will be held on Tuesday, January 8, 2018, 10:30 a.m. at Fitzgerald Funeral Home, Ness City. Friends may call at the funeral home on Monday from 9:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. with the family present from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Memorial contributions, in lieu of flowers, may be given to the Bazine Cemetery Fund, Bazine Fire Department, or the St. Paul Congregational Church.