Andrew D. Steele Sr., 72, of Chicora died at 8:03 a.m. Sunday in Montifore Hospital after a short illness.

Born Feb. 5, 1934, in Fenelton, he was the son of Lloyd R. and Alice B. Emminger Steele.

He worked at Central Chemical for several years and for Ferro Slag in Chicago for two years. Then he worked at Pullman Standard in Butler for more than 10 years, retiring when the plant closed in 1982.

He had been a member of the Chicora Moose Lodge 962 since 1962, a member of the K4 CB Club of Chicora and was a social member of the Cowansville American Legion Post 325.

He is survived by his wife, Catherine L. Rodgers Steele, whom he married Sept. 6, 1952; a daughter, Mrs. Ralph (Dawn Ann) Landgraf of Driftwood, Cameron County; five sons, William Steel of Waterbury, Conn., Andrew Steele Jr. of California, and Richard, Barry and Joseph Steele, all of Chicora; 10 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Donald (Janet) Ulisky of Worthington and Ms. Hazel Shaffer of South Lyon, Mich.; two brothers, James Steele of South Lyon, Mich., and John Steele of Phoenix; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by a son, two grandsons, three brothers, and two sisters.

<B>STEELE</B> — Friends of Andrew D. Steele Sr., who died Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006, will be received from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at the <B>Steighner Funeral HOme</B>, 111 E. Slippery Rock St., Chicora.Funeral services will be at 9 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home with the Rev. Sherry Cook, pastor of the Fenelon United Methodist Church, officiating.Members of the Chicora Moose Lodge 962 will conduct memorial services at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.