Dorothy Ann Allan Steinke Jenkins Obituary (1940

Dorothy Ann Allan Steinke Jenkins- Ann Peacefully returned to her Heavenly Father on February 24, 2024 at home. Ann was born November 7, 1940, in Payson, Utah. She was the oldest daughter of Sam and Dorothy Allan. Ann graduated from Granite High School, where she was a cheerleader. She married her high school sweetheart Ron E. Steinke and they had three daughters. Ann was a doting mother and grandmother, teaching many of her grandchildren to swim and ride a bike. She and her daughters always remained close .Ann attended nursing school in Miles City, Montana, and BYU. She worked for many years at St. Marks and Alta View hospitals before opening her first of many residential care centers. Ann married Lynn Aaron Jenkins in 1998 and together they opened residential care centers in Utah, Idaho, and Washington. They later started Alpha Home Health and Hospice and had offices from Ogden to St. George. Ann and her sisters have always been very close and took many girls trips together along with niece Sandy, her daughter Kris and other nieces. Ann is survived by: her loving husband Lynn; her three daughters Kris (Brett) Crockett of St. George, Kim (Florida) Sorensen of Sandy, Kordine (Shane) Cottam of Midway; her three step children, Julie (Scott) Jenkins Schnoor of Portland, Susan (Jason) Downs of Portland, Andrew "A.J." (Heather) of Provo; seventeen grandchildren and many great grandchildren; her sisters, Judy (Steve) Kenyon, Loueda Jensen, Birdie (Hank) Miller, and Evelyn (Bob) Reed. She was preceded in death by her parents and brothers Terrance and Bobby. We are grateful for all the years we had together and the many memories we cherish. Ann will be deeply missed by all she touched. Until we meet again. The family would like to thank Kordine and Dixie Hospice for the care they gave Ann. A viewing will take place Thursday, March 7, 2024, from 10:00am - 12:00 noon at Serenity Funeral Home of Southern Utah, 1316 South 400 East #A5, St. George, UT 84790. A Graveside Services will be held at 12:30 p.m. at Tonaquint Cemetery, 1777 S Dixie Dr, St. George, UT 84770. Family and friends are invited to share tributes online at www.SerenityStG.com. Arrangements and memorial tree planting by Serenity Funeral Home of Southern Utah, 435-986-9100.