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Clifford E Steele

Male 1908 - 1991  (82 years)


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  • Name Clifford E Steele 
    Born 18 Nov 1908  Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 14 Jan 1991  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 16 Jan 1991  Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I6468  Rossville
    Last Modified 10 Jul 2018 

    Father Charles Steele 
    Mother Esther Halquist Steele 
    Family ID F7168  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Willa Maurine Wilson Steele,   b. 20 Jun 1913, Lynch, Boyd County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Apr 2011, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 97 years) 
    Married 25 Oct 1933  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Clifford Norman Steele,   b. 21 Sep 1937, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Dec 1992, Rochester, Monroe County, New York Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     2. Duane Steele
     3. Kay Steele Lenherr
    Last Modified 11 Jul 2018 14:57:03 
    Family ID F4426  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 18 Nov 1908 - Maple Hill, Wabaunsee County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 16 Jan 1991 - Valley View Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Link to Google Earth
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    Obituary- Steele, Clifford
    Obituary- Steele, Clifford

    Clifford E. Steele
    Clifford E. Steele, 82, St. Marys, died Monday, January 14, 1991, at the Rossville Valley Manor, where he had lived since 1977.

    He was born November 18, 1908, in rural Maple Hill to Charles and Esther Hallquist Steele.

    Mr. Steele was a fanner in the St. Marys area. He also worked for the Rezac Sale Bam and Thompson Alfalfa Mill Dehydrator. He was a member of the Swedish Lutheran Church.

    He was married to Willa Wilson October 25, 1933, in Topeka. She survives.

    Other survivors include a daughter, Kay Lenherr, Topeka; two sons, Norman Steele, Manhattan, and Duane Steele, Osage City; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild; a brother, Harold Steele, St. Marys; and two sisters, Almeda Carlson, Kansas City, Mo., and Adaline Rademacher, Prairie Village.

    The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday (this evening) at Verschelden Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Interment will be in Valley View Cemetery.

    The family requests memorials to the St. Marys United Methodist Church or Rossville Valley Manor.


    Clifford E. Steele
    ST. MARYS — Clifford E. Steele,
    82, St. Marys, died Monday, Jan. 14,
    1991, at a Rossville nursing home.
    Mr. Steele was a farmer. He also had worked at Thompson Alfalfa Dehydrating plant and Rezac Sale Barn in St. Marys.

    He was born Nov. 18, 1908, near
    Maple Hill in Wabaunsee County, the son of Charles and Esther Hallquist Steele. He spent his life in the St. Marys area.

    Mr. Steele was a member of the former Swedish Lutheran Church in St. Marys.

    He was married to Willa Wilson Oct. 25, 1933, in Topeka. She survives.

    Other survivors include a daughter, Kay Lenherr, Topeka; two sons, Norman Steele, Manhattan, and Duane Steele, Osage City; two sisters, Almeda Carlson, Kansas City, Mo., and Adaline Rademacher, Prairie Village; a brother, Harold Steele, St. Marys; eight grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

    Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial will be in Valley View Cemetery in St. Marys. Mr. Steele will lie in state after 4 p.m. today at the funeral home where relatives and friends will meet from 7 until 8 p.m. today.

    Memorial contributions may be made to the United Methodist Church in St. Marys or to Rossville Valley Manor in Rossville.