M. Joyce Steiner died January 11, 2011 at McCrite Plaza Retirement Community, Topeka, Kansas. She was born at Clarinda, Iowa, the daughter of Harry Isaac and Thelma (Kite) Brooks. She married James John Steiner May 7, 1976 at Hoisington, Kansas. He died June 26, 1991. A Topeka resident since 2009, coming from Hoisington, Mrs. Steiner was a switchboard operator for Southwestern Bell Telephone. Mrs. Steiner was a member of St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, the Altar Society, and Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, all of Hoisington. She was also a member of the Telephone Pioneers of America. Survivors include one son: Thomas R. Shelby and wife Becky, Glendale, Arizona; one daughter: Starrlyt Rodgers and husband Paul, Topeka; five grandchildren: Daren Rodgers, Colby, Kansas; Bret Rodgers and wife Kathleen, Olathe, Kansas; Aaron Shelby and wife Christina, Phoenix, Arizona; Erica Shelby, Phoenix; and Brandon Shelby, Phoenix; and six great-grandchildren: Lauren Rodgers, Noah Rodgers, and Ava Rodgers, all of Colby; Michelle Rodgers, Olathe; and Daniel Shelby and an expected great-grandchild in September, Phoenix. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Harry Brooks and Kenneth Brooks; and one sister, Betty Smith. Private family graveside services will be at St. John Church Cemetery, Hoisington, with Father Dermot Tighe officiating. Friends may call from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday, January 17, 2011 at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home. Memorials are requested to McCrite Plaza Retirement Center, Most Pure Heart of Mary Catholic Church, or Kansas Dialysis Service, Topeka, all in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home.