Theresa A. (Finane) Steele

Theresa Alexis Finane Steele passed away May 7, 2023. She was a loving mother, grandmother and dedicated nurse. Terry was born August 27, 1944, to William and Joan Finane in Vicksburg, Mississippi. She graduated from Longview High School and put herself through St. Paul's School of Nursing and University of Texas at Dallas where she became a registered nurse. She received her MSN in Nursing Leadership and Administration at University of Texas at Tyler. After working many years at Good Shepherd Hospital, Terry also taught and guided a generation of nurses at the UT Tyler School of Nursing before retirement.
   
Terry was very strong in her faith and lent her lovely voice to the choir at St. Matthew's Church in Longview. She believed in prayer and relied on it to get through many adversities.
   
She was an avid animal lover and will be greatly missed by her dogs, Dharma and Bugsy and cat, Bart.
   
She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Jim Finane and wife, Naida; and sister, Mary Elise Lane.
   
She is survived by her husband, Mike Steele; son, Andrew Steele and wife, Nathalie; son, Geoffrey Steele; daughter, Katie Jordan and husband, David Jordan; step-daughter, Stacy McMinn and husband, Mike McMinn; step-son, Scott Steele; 10 grandchildren; 3 great-grandchildren; sister, Debbie Finane and partner, Paula Schuyler; sister, Sylvia Berardi and husband, Dennis; a niece and five nephews.

A Life Celebration® Funeral Mass for Theresa A. Steele, will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 17, 2023, at St. Matthew's Catholic Church.