Loren Steele

The Funeral Service for Loren Kenneth Steele of rural Alden, Minnesota, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Saturday April 21, 2012 at Concordia Lutheran Church, Pickerel Lake, where he had been a life long member. The Reverend Wendy Anderson will officiate. Interment will be in Concordia Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. on Friday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, and one hour before the service at the church. Loren was born on the home farm in Alden Township, on June 29, 1927, the son of Barney and Louise (Behr) Steele. Loren was baptized and confirmed at Concordia Lutheran Church, Pickerel Lake. He attended school in Conger and then Albert Lea High School. Loren married Delores Hintz on October 2, 1949, having celebrated 62 years together. Farming was a way of life for Loren. He enjoyed getting up early, taking care of his farm and his livestock, and driving around checking on the land that he so loved. He also sold Dekalb seed corn for more than 40 years. He enjoyed coffee with friends, playing cards, serving his church, singing, and an occasional camping trip with friends. Having the family together and spending time with his grandchildren were special times for him. To Loren, there was no place like home. The farm in rural Alden is where he was born, raised his family, and went to his eternal home on Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at the age of 84. He will be greatly missed by his wife Delores, four children: Steven (Betty) Steele, of Alden, Danny (Sue) Steele of Alden, Lori Schmidt (Ron Fenney) of Eagan, MN, Cindy Carlson of Altoona, IA; Grandchildren: Scott Steele (Lori Alphs), Wells, MN, Jeff (Megan) Steele of Scarville, IA, Cory (Amy) Steele of Scarville, IA, stepgrandson: Marty Herman of Alden, Ryan (Kari) Steele of Utica, MN, Chad (Stephanie) Steele of New Brighton, MN, Mandi (Mike) Michalak of Farmington, MN, Kari Schmidt (Rick Peterson) of Cottage Grove, MN, Krystal Schmidt (Paul Larson) of Farmington, MN, and Derek Carlson of Altoona, IA; 11 great grandchildren; sister Helen Modderman of Albert Lea, sister-in-law Irma Steele of Albert Lea, and several nieces and nephews. Loren was preceded in death by his parents Barney and Louise Steele, brother Melvin Steele, sisters: Doris and her husband Orville Svendsen, Evelyn and her husband Willard Lillibridge, brother-in-law George Modderman, and father-in-law and mother-in-law Arthur and Clarine Hintz.