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Stephen Cornell
STEPHEN CORNELL
Marion
Stephen Charles Cornell, 61, of Marion, Iowa, died Monday, Dec. 29, 2014, at St. Luke's Hospital in Cedar Rapids after a lengthy illness.
Steve was born Feb. 8, 1953, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Charles Russell and Caroline Winifred (Ollerenshaw) Cornell. After moving to the U.S. in his teens, Steve completed high school in the Chicago area. He later married Evy Cornell.
Steve worked over 20 years as a PACE bus driver in the Chicago suburbs. He was a union officer for the PACE bus company. Steve lived in the Chicago area until 2005, when he moved to Iowa. He was an avid reader, and enjoyed James Joyce and Carl Jung especially. He enjoyed fishing, hunting and skeet shooting. Steve took great pride in his roles as husband and stepfather, and will be fondly remembered as a great brother.
He is survived by three stepchildren, Erik Bartz of Kenosha, Wis., Karin Bartz of Northfield, Ill., and Anne Davenport of Grayslake, Ill.; and four siblings, Louise Cornell of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, Rod Cornell of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, and Clint Cornell and Shane Cornell, both of Marion, Iowa.
Steve was preceded in death by his wife, Evy, in 2005; and his parents.
Condolences may be expressed at www.iowacremation.com.
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