Leonard Steele

Leonard Steele
February 08, 1942 - January 14, 2013
North English, Iowa
Memorial Service: 10:00 a.m. January 17, 2013 at St. Joseph Catholic Church, North English, Iowa
Visitation: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. January 16, 2013 at Powell Funeral Home & Cremation Service, North English, IA
Interment: at a later date , at St. Bernard's Cemetery, Millersburg
Leonard Albert Steele, age 70, of rural North English, died on Monday, January 14, 2013, at his home. A Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 am on Thursday, January 17, 2013, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in North English. Visitation will be from 6 pm to 8 pm on Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at the Powell Funeral Home in North English. Burial will be in St. Bernard's Cemetery, rural Millersburg, Iowa. In lieu of flowers a general memorial fund has been established. Messages and tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com under obituaries. Leonard Albert Steele was born on February 8, 1942, in Chicago, Illinois, a son of Leonard J. And Helen Mary Mikos Steele. He lived in Chicago until the age of seven when the family moved to the North English community in 1949. Leonard served in Vietnam with the US Army. On September 2, 1972, he married Linda Kay Frimml in Marengo, Iowa. Leonard was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in North English, served as president of the parish council several terms, was a member of the Knights of Columbus (Fourth Degree), and served on St. Bernard's Cemetery Committee. He is survived by his wife Linda Steele of rural North English, IA; two sons: Clancy (Amy) Steele of Mitchell, S.D.; and Cheyan (Heather) Steele of Iowa City, IA; five grandchildren; and a sister Bernadine (Robert) Oberruter of Camp Verde, AZ.