DRILLING, Stephen L. 1960-2020

DRILLING, MAXFIELD, HAVELIN, HAAS, BOWMAN, LACEY

Posted By: K. L. Kittleson
Date: 1/17/2020 at 09:39:32

Biography

Stephen L. “Steve” Drilling, 59, of Waterloo, Iowa, died Thursday, January 16, 2020, at his home.

He was born July 15, 1960, in Waterloo, the son of Gerald and Joanne Maxfield Drilling. He attended Hawkeye Community College receiving his degree in Electronic Engineering.

He married Jana Havelin on September 12, 1997 in Waterloo; they were later divorced.

Steve was a self-employed computer repair/programmer and had worked for Computer Reboot in Waterloo. He served in the U.S. Army.

Survived by: his significant other, Barb Haas of Waterloo; three daughters, Stesha Drilling, Darlene Horstman and Amanda Gil all of Cedar Falls; two sons, Kyle Drilling of Waterloo and Jacob (Marina) Higuera-Drilling of Dubuque; four grandchildren, Kayla Rohovit, Leiana Gil, Felix Mira and Aika Higuera-Drilling; one brother, Marty (Marie) Drilling of Waterloo; six sisters, Jody Maxfield of Des Moines, Gina (George) Wagner of Norwalk, Peggy Drilling of Jesup, Maureen (Andy) Apel of Gilbertville, Rose Ivy of Evansdale and Mary Terry of Independence; Lilly Neessan, who brought so much joy to her “My Steve”; and many nephews and nieces.

Preceded in death by: his parents; one grandson, Atreus Bowman in infancy; one nephew, Eric Drilling in infancy; one sister, Christine Lacey and one brother, Ken Drilling.

Steve enjoyed music, movies (especially Star Trek), computers, reading, writing and building models. He wrote and published the book Dimensions.

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Services:
A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, January 25, 2020 at Kearns Funeral Service Kimball Chapel with 4:00 p.m. military rites conducted by the Waterloo AMVETS Post #19, Evansdale AMVETS Post #31 and the Iowa National Guard Honors Detail.

SOURCE: Kearns Funeral Service