Steven Nelson Seward 1922 - 2014
SEWARD, DELASHMUTT, BOSTON
Posted By: Connie J Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 8/31/2014 at 11:05:02
Sioux City Journal
29 August 2014WHITING, Iowa | Steven Nelson Seward, 92, of Whiting passed away Wednesday, Aug.27, 2014, at Pleasant View Care Center in Whiting.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Rush Family Care Service in Onawa, Iowa, with the Rev. Jeff Thelander officiating. Burial will be in Whiting City Cemetery, with military rites conducted by the U.S. Army and American Legion Emery Johnson Post 481 of Whiting. Visitation will be 1 p.m. until service time Saturday at the funeral home.
Steven Nelson was born on May 19, 1922, at Maple Landing in Lincoln Township, near Whiting, the son of Jesse and Frances "Fannie" Mae (Delashmutt) Seward. He grew up in Maple Landing and attended country school there.
Steven and Nettie Dell Boston were united in marriage on Jan. 11, 1952, in Dunlap, Iowa. Five children were born to this union.
He served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945. He was stationed at Drew Field, a U.S. Army Air Force Base, in Tampa, Fla. While there he took a test and was chosen to attend Keystone Schools Inc. in Pittsburgh, Pa. He graduated as a radio operator in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. Soon after, he boarded a big ship and began his trip around the world courtesy of the U.S. Army. Steven served in the China Burma India Theater during World War II. Steven was honorably discharged on Dec. 8, 1945, at Fort Sheridan, Ill. Steven received the following decorations: World War II Victory Medal, Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon with three Bronze Battle Stars, five Overseas Service Bars, one Service Stripe, Good Conduct Medal, and a Bronze Star Medal.
He returned to Whiting in December 1945. He worked with the CCC camp in Whiting, worked for Carl Smith on his farm and was a mechanic for Harold Sydow. He began farming and raising livestock for his aunts on the old Seward farm in Lincoln Township. He also did farming for Harold DuFrene and Harold Conway and later farmed on his own. Steven also attended a welding class in Sioux City, and became a certified welder. He was able to repair his own farm machinery and did welding for several area farmers.
His hobbies included hunting, fishing, playing cards, watching boxing and baseball games on television. He also enjoyed gardening and taking care of the yard, feeding and watching the birds, and visiting with family and friends. He also enjoyed sending and receiving text messages with family on his cellphone.
Steven was a member of the American Legion Emery-Johnson Post 481 in Whiting for more than 68 years.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Nettie of Whiting; daughter, Linda (Dwain) Walker of Whiting; three sons, John (Deanna) Seward of Whiting, Rodney Seward of Whiting, and Ned Seward of Onawa; six grandchildren, Jeremy Seward of Washington, LaDawn Seward of Onawa, Stephanie (Eric) Warren of Whiting, Bethany Mordhorst of Missouri, Alexis Mordhorst of Ames, Iowa, and Candace Seward of Ute, Iowa; eight great-grandchildren, Colby Seward, Daulton Johnson, Derek Seward, Nick Warren, Marshall Seward, Hunter Hane, Sydney Seward, and Makenna Hane; one sister, Frances Anthes, of Idaho; one brother-in-law, Roy Cardwell of Idaho; and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Jesse and Frances "Fannie"; an infant daughter, Bertha Eileen; four brothers, Gerald "Jack", Frank, Lynn, and John; and two sisters, Gertrude Gibler Hurlo and Essie Cardwell.
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