John W. Steetle
John W. Steetle, 83, of Meridian passed away Wednesday at the VNA Inpatient Hospice.
Born June 6, 1934, in Knox Chapel, he was a son of the late Edward A. and Mary Stumpf Steetle.
He previously worked as a high rigger iron worker for the former Pullman Standard Car Company in Butler.
He was a member of St. Paul Roman Catholic Church.
John was a kind and generous man who did volunteer work for the American Cancer Society and Meals on Wheels. Through the Audubon Society he participated in the Christmas Bird Count. John was also a member of the National Wild Turkey Federation.
His hobbies included gardening, fishing, hunting, poetry and canoeing. He loved nature, his cottage in Canada and wintering in Florida.
He was a 1952 graduate of Staunton Military Academy in Virginia.
Surviving are his two daughters, Debra (Jeffery) Burns, with whom he resided for the past 5 months, and Barbara (Darylann) Steetle, all of Butler; his numerous nieces and nephews; and his dear friend, Kevin Callihan, also of Butler.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Rhonna J. Phipps Steetle, whom he married July 7, 1956, and who passed away Sept. 5, 2012; a grandson, Jason Burns; and three brothers, Robert, Edward and Tommy Steetle.
STEETLE — Friends of John W. Steetle, who died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017, will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Geibel Funeral Home, 201 E. Cunningham St., Butler.St. Paul Catholic Women and Christian Mothers will meet at 9:30 a.m. Saturday at the church to recite the rosary.A Mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday from St. Paul Roman Catholic Church, 128 N. McKean St., Butler. The Rev. Harry Bielewicz will officiate.Interment will follow at Butler County Memorial Park.In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the VNA Inpatient Hospice, 115 Technology Drive, Butler, PA 16001, or to Clear Creek State Park, 38 Clear Creek Road, Sigel, PA 15806For more information or to leave an online condolence, please visit www.geibelfuneralhome.com.
