1921
Bob
2016
Bob Steele
August 11, 1921 — May 27, 2016
Funeral services for Bob Steele will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Reverend John Holt will officiate. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5-7 PM Tuesday, May 31 at Bonnerup Funeral Service and again one hour prior to the service at church.
Robert F. Steele was born August 11, 1921 in Conger, Mn to Frank and Irma (Pfeiffer) Steele. He was baptized and raised in the Concordia Lutheran Church of Pickerel Lake and later joined First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Bob married his wife Gladee Haugland on December 18, 1943 at First Lutheran Church. Together, they raised 3 girls. He grew up on a farm and helped his father with it for many years.
Bob worked at Queen-Stove and King-Seeley until his retirement. He served on the Albert Lea town board and was very active in the Elks for many years. He enjoyed taking care of his country lawn and flower gardens, fox hunting, snowmobiling and tinkering in his basement with two-way radios and was in a radio club for many years. In his later years, he so enjoyed his daughter's Friday visits and his visits to the Wedgewood Cove.
On May 27, 2016 Bob Steele passed away, surrounded by his loving family, at Saint Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota at the age of 94. His quick-wit and sense of humor will continue to live on in those who knew him.
Survivors include daughters, Barbara (Jim) Erickson of Owatonna, Tammy (Tom) Westby of Rochester, Pamela (Richard) Tischer of Onalaska, WI; grandchildren, Kelly (Greg) Karsten, Tony (Sara) McKey, Jennifer (Greg) Benedict, Derek (Amanda) Westby, Brooke (Jimmy) Blair, Nicole (Colin) Untiedt, Michelle Tischer, Jennifer (Jaramie) Schoepp, Jeremy Tischer; 15 great-grandchildren; sisters, Ruth Coffman, Betty (Sid) Sorbo; sister-in-law, Donna (Harvey) Brua; as well as many nieces and nephews.
Bob is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Gladee Steele; grandson, Ryan McKey; great-grandchildren, Hadley and Holden Westby; sister, Gertrude Altman; brothers-in-law, Lester Altman and Donald Coffman; and mother-in-law, Olga Haugland-Svedahl.
Robert F. Steele was born August 11, 1921 in Conger, Mn to Frank and Irma (Pfeiffer) Steele. He was baptized and raised in the Concordia Lutheran Church of Pickerel Lake and later joined First Lutheran Church in Albert Lea. Bob married his wife Gladee Haugland on December 18, 1943 at First Lutheran Church. Together, they raised 3 girls. He grew up on a farm and helped his father with it for many years.
Bob worked at Queen-Stove and King-Seeley until his retirement. He served on the Albert Lea town board and was very active in the Elks for many years. He enjoyed taking care of his country lawn and flower gardens, fox hunting, snowmobiling and tinkering in his basement with two-way radios and was in a radio club for many years. In his later years, he so enjoyed his daughter's Friday visits and his visits to the Wedgewood Cove.
On May 27, 2016 Bob Steele passed away, surrounded by his loving family, at Saint Mary's Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota at the age of 94. His quick-wit and sense of humor will continue to live on in those who knew him.
Survivors include daughters, Barbara (Jim) Erickson of Owatonna, Tammy (Tom) Westby of Rochester, Pamela (Richard) Tischer of Onalaska, WI; grandchildren, Kelly (Greg) Karsten, Tony (Sara) McKey, Jennifer (Greg) Benedict, Derek (Amanda) Westby, Brooke (Jimmy) Blair, Nicole (Colin) Untiedt, Michelle Tischer, Jennifer (Jaramie) Schoepp, Jeremy Tischer; 15 great-grandchildren; sisters, Ruth Coffman, Betty (Sid) Sorbo; sister-in-law, Donna (Harvey) Brua; as well as many nieces and nephews.
Bob is preceded in death by his parents; wife, Gladee Steele; grandson, Ryan McKey; great-grandchildren, Hadley and Holden Westby; sister, Gertrude Altman; brothers-in-law, Lester Altman and Donald Coffman; and mother-in-law, Olga Haugland-Svedahl.
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