Steele, Burnill "Buzz" 1913-1978

STEELE, KROACK, STUBSTAD, CLAFLIN

Posted By: Errin Wilker
Date: 11/7/2016 at 20:58:59

Burnill "Buzz" Steele, 65, of 240 N. Main St., Prairie du Chien, WI, died in his residence Tuesday night, Aug. 22.

He was born in New Albin on Jan. 15, 1913, to Claude and Mary (Kroack) Steele. He married Lois Stubstad.

Survivors include his wife; seven sons, Clem of Dubuque, Bill of Hazel Green, WI, Richard of Richland Center, WI, and Peter, Mike, Vincent and Dennis, all of Prairie du Chien; one daughter, Mary of Prairie du Chien; 11 grandchildren; one brother, Ralph of Waukon; and one sister, Mrs. Marcella Claflin of Idaho Falls, ID.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, with the Rev. John Wamback officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.

Friends may call from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. today at Lake-Thornburg Funeral Home, Prairie du Chien, where the Knights of Columbus will say the rosary at 7:30 p.m. and a wake scripture service will be at 8 p.m.

Source: Newspaper Clipping, Hand-Dated 1978.