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Walter William STEFFEN

Male 1921 - 1996  (75 years)


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  • Name Walter William STEFFEN 
    Birth 21 Jul 1921  Lyon County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Death 24 Nov 1996  Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Hillcrest Cemetery, Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Walter William "Sarge" Steffen, 75, of Clarkfield, formerly of Granite Falls, died Sunday, November 24, 1996, at the Clarkfield Care Center in Clarkfield.

      Walter William Steffen was born July 21, 1921, in Tracy, to Albert and Ella (Ariones) Steffen. On September 25, 1945, he and Joyce Faltten were married at the Old South Church in Granite Falls. The couple lived in Tracy for a short time. He served in the U.S. Army in Germany, Alabama, North Carolina, and Kansas. In 1959, the family returned to Granite Falls where he worked for Parker-Hannifin until he was disabled. He was a member of the Granite Falls V.F.W. and the Granite Falls Lutheran Church. He enjoyed slow pitch softball.

      Survivors include his sons, Richard of Apple Valley and Jack of Granite Falls; daughter, Jill Meyer of Granite Falls; and four grandchildren.

      He was preceded in death by his parents, and infant sister and his wife.
    Person ID I36686  Don Carlson's Tree
    Last Modified 15 Nov 2022 

    Family Joyce FLATEN,   b. 26 Jun 1926, Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Sep 1996, Granite Falls City Cemetery, Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Family ID F24984  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Nov 2022