Steig, DeWitt (1920-2012)
STEIG, WILSON, GRIEME, WHITNEY, ZIMMERMAN, SIEPKER
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 9/16/2012 at 18:44:42
DeWitt Steig
December 04, 1920 - August 26, 2012Storm Lake, Iowa
DeWitt Steig, age 91, of Storm Lake, Iowa, died Sunday, August 26, 2012, at the Sunset Knoll Care & Rehab Center in Aurelia, Iowa.
DeWitt Frederick was born on December 4, 1920, in Storm Lake to Walter and Rebecca Wilson Steig. As a young boy, he and his family moved to Correctionville, Iowa. In 1939, he graduated from Correctionville High School. After graduation, he went to work for the Council Oak Grocery Chain in Rockwell City.
A World War II Veteran, DeWitt enlisted in the United States Navy in January of 1941. He attended the University of Houston where he earned an M/2C Degree. He, then, served aboard ship until his honorable discharge in October of 1945.
On September 23, 1945, DeWitt married Ruby Grieme at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Storm Lake. The couple was blessed with one daughter, Wendie.
After his honorable discharge, he worked for Wilbur Hussey Heating Company as a metal smith. In 1947, he accepted a position with the United States Post Office and spent thirty years as a city carrier and clerk. In May of 1977, he retired from the post office to work full-time at their business, the Rustic shop, located just north of the Vista Theatre in downtown Storm Lake. The Steigs had just started it the year before. In 1981, DeWitt and Ruby bought out the Linen Shop also in downtown Storm Lake and renamed it Gift World. They ran it until their retirement in 1993 when their daughter, Wendie, took over the business.
DeWitt and Ruby lived in their same home in Storm Lake for 55 years.
Those left to cherish his memory include his daughter, Wendie Whitney, and her husband, Bill, of Aurelia, Iowa; three grandchildren: Adam Whitney, and his wife, Jessica, of Des Moines, Iowa, Megan Zimmerman, and her husband, Eric, of Ida Grove, Iowa, and Heather Siepker, and her husband, Nick, of Sioux City, Iowa; six great grandchildren: Connor Whitney, Aubree, Hayden, and Jacob Zimmerman, and Tanner and Hailey Siepker; one sister-in-law, Frances Steig, of Webster City, Iowa; and one brother, Walt Steig, and his wife, Betty, of Sioux City, Iowa; as well as nieces; nephews; extended family; and friends.
Preceding DeWitt in death were his wife, Ruby; his parents; his sister, Norman; his brother, Bob; and an infant grandson, Jeramy Whitney.
Funeral Service: Private Family services will take place August 00, 2012, at Storm Lake, Iowa.
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