Doris Steele

Doris Lavonne Steele was born March 28, 1920, to Warren and Laura Bunce Fredenburg in Grant Township north of Sutherland. Her early childhood education occurred in country schools near Calumet, Sutherland, and St. Peter, MN. The family moved back to Sutherland in 1932. Doris graduated from Sutherland High School in 1936 at the age of 16. She married Silas Leroy Steele January 30, 1938, in Sutherland. They spent their entire married life farming in the Sutherland area until retiring on their acreage near Dog Creek Lake. Doris was a devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She enjoyed oil painting, reading, writing and working on family history. Music was always a fundamental part of her life. Her greatest passion was her family and the development of their faith. Many letters were written and songs played or sung about the Good News that she shared. Doris passed away Wednesday, Aug. 10, at the Sutherland Care Center at the age of 96. She was preceded in death by her husband in 2002; her son, Tim, in 2002; her daughter, Sue, in 2014; her son-in-law, Richard Moorhouse; her parents; two sisters; and two brothers. Left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Virginia Moorhouse, Mountain City, TN; three sons, Phil (Maggie) Steele, Webb City, MO; Tom (Helen) Steele, Sutherland; and Steve (Mary) Steele, Spencer, IA; foster son, Keith (Vaunda) Logan, Springfield, MO; son-in-law, Doug Weaver, Calumet, IA; Sonijia Steele, Mount Pleasant, IA; 24 grandchildren and 56 great-grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in Doris' name.

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