Steinmetz, Jean, Oct. 4, 1929- Feb. 26, 2011 Billings Gazette Billkings, MT 1 Mar 2011 HARDIN — Jean Steinmetz, 81, of Hardin, passed away Feb. 26, 2011, in the Big Horn County Memorial Hospital, of complications from pulmonary fibrosis. She was born Oct. 4, 1929, in a small white house on South 37th Street in Billings. She grew up in a large and loving family while attending the Taft-Garfield and Lincoln Junior High Schools. She was the third child born to William and Amanda K. Speidel Raines. Jean married Harry Steinmetz Sr. on Aug. 21, 1945, in Billings, and the couple made their home in Hardin for 63 years. They were blessed with five children: George, Kathie, Russell, Sara and Harry Steinmetz Jr. She was a wonderful homemaker who enjoyed her home and family. She always had a beautiful flower garden, loved to sew, knit, crochet, jigsaw puzzles and oil painting. She was a gracious and loving mom who put her family before herself. Some of her fondest memories were Christmas and family gatherings. After her children were grown, she worked at the Anthony's Department Store. Her parents, husband Harry Sr., son Russell, sister Elizabeth and brothers Dick, Monty and Don preceded Jean in death. Her loving family left behind are George, Harry Jr., Kathie (Chuck) Mereness and Sara; her grandchildren, Vicki, Oly, Krisi and Nick Steinmetz, Kelly Warburton, Casey and Michael Mereness; her great-grandchildren, Shelbie, Levi, Gracie and Trevin Warburton, Brayden McKnight, Shannon and Kennedy Mereness, Matthew and Luke Steinmetz; her sister, Donna (Rick) Jones; and her brother, Bill (Betty) Raines. Mom, you are greatly loved and will be forever missed. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Thursday, March 3, in the Bullis Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow in the Fairview Cemetery. Bullis Mortuary has been entrusted with the arrangements. The family would like to thank the nurses and staff at the Big Horn County Memorial Hospital swing bed unit for the wonderful care they gave to Mom and to the Billings Clinic ICU for giving Mom to us for a little longer.