Steffen, Orville A. 1920-1985

STEFFEN, GRAGE, ROLFES

Posted By: Doris Hoffman (email)
Date: 7/19/2010 at 10:06:22

Orville Steffen
Lifelong Remsen
farmer dead at 64

Orville A. Steffen, 64, rural Remsen,
died unexpectedly Saturday (Jan. 19,
1985) at his farm home.

Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday
in Christ Lutheran Church in
Remsen. Rev, Lee R. Mentink will
officiate. Burial will be in the Remsen
City Cemetery. Visitation will be after
4 p.m. Monday in the Moeller Funeral
Home in Remsen.

Mr. Steffen was born Oct. 12,1920, at
Remsen to Fred and Anna Grage Steffen
and was a lifelong area farmer. He
graduated from Remsen High School
in 1939. He married Carole Rolfes June
2.1956, at First Lutheran Church. The
couple farmed in the Remsen area.
Mr. Steffen was a member of Christ
Lutheran Church.

Survivors are his wife; three daughters,
Linda Steffen of Sioux City, Mrs.
Pat-(Jean) Hansen of Kalona and Darlene
Steffen of Norfolk, Neb.; one son,
Jim of Cherokee; his mother, Anna
Steffen of Remsen; one brother, Roy
of Kingsley, and seven grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his
father.

Le Mars Daily Sentinel
Monday, January 21, 1985