Steger, Eldon

Eldon Steger, 85, died peacefully Tuesday evening, Oct. 23, 2012, at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 26, at Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello, where friends may call from 4 until 8 p.m. Thursday. The Rev. Father Keith Birch will officiate at the services. Interment will be in Oakwood Cemetery, with military honors.

Surviving are his wife, JoAnn; his son, Dennis (Chris) Steger, Monticello; three grandchildren, Robynn Evans and Kimberly (Jamie) Kremer, both of Monticello, and Colter Steger, Cedar Rapids; five great-granddaughters, Reese and Riley Evans and Paige, Lauren and Kelsey Kremer; a sister, Margie (Don) DeShaw, Milaca, Minn.; two brothers, Harold (Mary Jane) Steger, Elkader, and Walter Steger, Delhi.

He was preceded in death by his parents; an infant daughter, Denise Kay; and a brother.

Eldon Henry Steger was born May 17, 1927, in Hopkinton, Iowa, the son of Cornelius and Irma Uhlenkamp Steger. Eldon received his education in the rural schools near Cascade. He served in the United States Army during World War II. Eldon returned from service and worked at a quarry near Cascade before taking a job at the Huibregtse Feed Mill in Monticello. Eldon and JoAnn Robinson were married Jan. 9, 1950, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Eldon started working at Energy Manufacturing in 1952 and retired from there in 1989. He was a member of Ducks Unlimited and enjoyed going fishing.

Thoughts, memories and condolences may be left at www.goettschonline.com.

Published Oct. 25, 2012 in The Gazette