Steckelberg, Robert Max (1922 – 2005)

STECKELBERG, SCHWIESO, PETERSEN, BRUE, HENDERSEN, MYERS, KLEIN, HASS, WILSON, CAFFERY, ATEN

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 8/5/2013 at 14:14:45

Name of deceased: Robert Max Steckelberg

Aged: 83 yrs, 7 mo, 4 days

Residence: Harlan, IA

Born: Jan. 20, 1922, Manilla, IA

Died: Aug. 24, 2005, Myrtue Memorial Hospital, Harlan, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, Aug. 27, 2005, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Irwin, IA; Pastor Victor Johnson officiated. Burial was in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Irwin, IA.

Survived by: Wife of 61 years, Alice Steckelberg of Harlan, IA; son, Rickey (spouse, Pat) Steckelberg of Shenandoah, IA; daughter, Rosemary (spouse, Alan) Klein of Kirkman, IA; brother, Lester (spouse, Norma) Steckelberg of Greenfield, IA; sisters, Lorene Brue of Manilla, IA, and Viola (spouse, Lester) Hass of Harlan, IA; grandchildren, Brian (spouse, Jaime) Steckelberg of Kansas City, MO, Mark (spouse, Joanna) Klein of St. Anthony, MN, Melissa (spouse, Mike) Wilson of Racine, WI, Jennifer Klein of Kirkman, IA, and Daniel (spouse, Dawn) Klein of Iowa City, IA; great-grandchildren, Brenner Klein, Aubree Klein, Claire Wilson, Lauren Klein, and Olivia Steckelberg; sisters-in-law, Lila Petersen of Irwin, IA, and Elsie Myers of Harlan, IA; half-sisters-in-law, Anna (spouse, John) Caffery and Charlotte (spouse, David) Aten, both of Council Bluffs, IA; other relatives and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Henry and Hattie (nee Schwieso) Steckelberg; brothers-in-law, LaVern Brue, Norman Petersen, Ralph Hendersen, Dale Myers, and Orville Petersen; sister-in-law, Betty Petersen

Education: attended schools in Manilla, IA, through Grade 9

Religious affiliation: baptized at the Lutheran church in Manilla, IA and was confirmed at the Lutheran church in Arcadia, IA.

Marriage: Alice Christine Petersen, October 20, 1943, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Irwin, IA.

Employment: farmed near Irwin, IA. until he retired with wife in 1983, when they moved to Harlan. For the next 16 years, he worked for Farm Service Coop, as well as doing lawn care and snow removal until Feb. 2000, when his health no longer allowed him to work.

Hobbies/Interests: Member, St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, Irwin, IA, having served as treasurer and deacon for several years. He enjoyed collecting horse figurines.

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