DATE: Wednesday, September 3, 1997          TAG: 9709030404

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FREDERICK J. STEINBACH

Frederick John ``Fritz'' Steinbach, 84, of the 200 block of Robin Hood Road, died Sept. 2, 1997, in Maryview Medical Center, Portsmouth.

Mr. Steinbach was born in Tomahawk, Wis., a son of the late Rudolph and Anna Wagner Steinbach. He had retired as assistant superintendent of the pulp mill at Union Camp Corp. He was a member of the Tomahawk Lutheran Church, a 52-year member of the Franklin Masonic Lodge No. 151, A.F. & A.M. and the Blue Lodge in Suffolk.

He is survived by his wife of 58 years, Nina Daniels Steinbach; a daughter, Maxine S. Rodgers of Reston, Va.; a brother, George Steinbach of Franklin; three grandchildren, Andrew Rodgers of Camp Lejeune, Jacksonville, N.C., Michael Rodgers of Reston and Marcia Rogers of Fairfax; four great-grandchildren, Kayla, Nathan, Ryan and Jacob Rodgers.

A memorial service with Masonic Rites will be conducted at 4 p.m. Thursday at Wright Funeral Home by the Rev. Dr. Roy DeBrand and the Rev. Dr. Ira Hudgins. Burial will be private at Poplar Spring Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Franklin Masonic Lodge No. 151, the Alzheimer's Research Foundation, P.O. Box 9106, Virginia Beach, Va. 23450, or to a favorite charity. KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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