SORENSEN, Steven P. 1948-2017

SORENSEN, ORTNER, JOHNSON

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 3/12/2018 at 12:36:00

Services:
Celebration of Life Gathering: 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM on Thursday, January 4, 2018 at Locke Funeral Home; the family invites friends to join them following the gathering at Single Speed Brewery in Waterloo.

Cemetery:
Iowa Veteran's Cemetery – at a later date

Memorials:
In lieu of flowers, please donate to Cedar Bend Humane Society, Cedar Valley Hospice, Cedar Valley Bike Collective, or to CurePSP.

Biography--

Steven P. Sorensen, 69, of Cedar Falls and formerly of Raymond, died at home on December 31, 2017 of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy.

He was born on September 12, 1948 in Waterloo, the son of Hans Erhart and Kathleen Marie (Ortner) Sorensen. Steven served in U.S. Navy during Vietnam until his honorable discharge.

Steven married Anne Renee Johnson, on May 25, 2001 at the Black Hawk County Courthouse.

He graduated from Don Bosco High School, Gilbertville in 1966; he then earned a BA from University of Northern Iowa; and then received his MLS, Master of Library Science from University of Iowa.

Steven worked as a reference librarian for Cedar Falls Public Library from 1996 until 2010. He enjoyed bicycling, rowing, reading, listening to music, and dogs.

Survivors include his wife, Anne Johnson of Cedar Falls; two brothers, Michael (Ryan Marco) Sorensen of Oklahoma City, OK and Mark (Shari) Sorensen of Raymond, IA; three sisters, Jeanne (Dan) Cotton of Waterloo, Carol (Dwight) Tisue of Raymond, and Teresa (Dennis) McGee of Oklahoma City, OK

He was preceded in death by his parents; and a sister, Karen Kay Sorensen in infancy.

SOURCE: Locke funeral home website