Daniels, Stephen Elliott 1989-2013

DANIELS, OSBORN, JONES

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Date: 12/10/2013 at 09:11:38

Stephen Elliott Daniels
Newton, IA
Aug 5, 1989 - Dec 7, 2013

Visitation Service At the funeral home
Wednesday, December 11th, 2013
5:00pm to 8:00pm
Funeral Service At the funeral home
Thursday, December 12th, 2013
11:00am

Stephen Elliott Daniels, 24, of Newton died on Saturday, December 7, 2013, in St. Louis, Missouri. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 A.M., Thursday, December 12, 2013, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. The family will greet friends from 5-8 P.M., Wednesday, December 11, 2013, at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Dollars for Scholars may be left at the funeral home.

Stephen, the son of Duane L. and Joy (Osborn) Daniels, was born on August 5, 1989 in Davenport, Iowa. As a young child he lived in Davenport and Parkview, Iowa before moving to Newton, Iowa to start his Kindergarten year. Stephen graduated from Newton High School in 2008. While in high school Stephen played the French Horn and holds a school swimming relay record. In 2012, he received degrees in Math and Physics from the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. During college he was a highly requested swim lesson instructor.

Stephen was currently working at Caleris in Newton. He was a very talented and intelligent young man with a witty sense of humor who loved his family and friends and was affectionately called “Uncle Stephen”. Stephen enjoyed playing League of Legends with his friends and built his own gaming computer. He was also an Iowa Hawkeye and Chicago Bears fan.

Those left to honor Stephen’s memory are his parents, Duane Daniels and Joy Osborn-Daniels of Newton; sister, Morgan Daniels of Newton; maternal grandfather, Dick Osborn of Calamus, Iowa; paternal grandmother, Eunice Daniels of Kewanee, Illinois; his girlfriend, Amanda Jones of Newton; and his many aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandmother, Sally Jones; maternal step-grandmother, Trudy Osborn; and his paternal grandfather, Donald Daniels.

If you would like to share your thoughts and memories, we will deliver your message to the family. ~ The Wallace Family Funeral Home, Newton, Iowa.
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Stephen Elliott Daniels, 24, Newton, died 12-07-2013.

Arrangements: Wallace Family Funeral Home.

Published in Des Moines Register on Dec. 10, 2013