Mark A. Steger 1968-2009

STEGER, HERMSEN, GOEDKEN, HANSEL, CLEVELAND, MEYER

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Date: 4/4/2018 at 22:06:00

Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA) - Monday, February 2, 2009

DYERSVILLE, Iowa - Mark A. Steger, 40, of Dyersville, died Sunday, Feb. 1, 2009, at home after a long illness.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 4, at St. Francis Xavier Basilica, Dyersville, with the Rev. Phil Kruse officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call from 2 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 3, at Kramer Funeral Home, Dyersville, where the parish rosary will be recited at 3 p.m.

He was born on May 7, 1968, in Manchester, son of Robert and Lillian (Hermsen) Steger. He attended Beckman High School with the Class of 1986.

At the age of 10, Mark was diagnosed with a benign brain tumor that led to the beginning of a disability. In November of 1997, he began having strokes that led to increasing disability.

Mark's courageous battle created a very strong bond within his family. He enjoyed fishing on the river with his dad, golfing, helping his parents on the farm, and being with his siblings and their children.

Surviving are his parents, Robert and Lillian Steger, of Dyersville; three brothers, Keith (Judy) Steger of Colesburg, Ron (Karen) Steger, of Bankston, and Jim (Gwen Link) Steger, of Dyersville; three sisters, Lisa (Kevin) Goedken, of Worthington, Linda (Jim) Hansel, of Dyersville, and Sarah (Frank) Cleveland, of Marion; a brother-in-law, Mike Meyer, of Dyersville; and many nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Lori Meyer; and his grandparents, Leonard and Hilda Hermsen and Arnold and Gertrude Steger.

Online condolences may be left for the family at www.kramerfuneral.com.