Thomas "Tom" Orel Steiner

Mr. Thomas "Tom" Orel Steiner, 60, of Oakville died at 7:40 a.m. Thursday, January 29, 2015, at Great River Hospice House in West Burlington after a courageous battle with cancer. Born June 11, 1954 in Burlington, he was the son of Orel Robert and Rose Blanche (Thomas) Steiner. On June 27, 1976 he married JoAnn Schmidgall in Oakville. Mr. Steiner was a 1972 graduate of Mediapolis High School and attended Southeastern Community College. He was a lifelong farmer and cattleman. Mr. Steiner was a member of Mediapolis-Oakville Apostolic Christian Church of Mediapolis. He enjoyed singing hymns, reading, and spending time outdoors with his livestock. He loved spending time with family, especially his grandchildren. He was a visionary with a passion for learning and loved studying the Bible. Survivors include his wife of 38 years, JoAnn Steiner of Oakville; two sons, Randy (Shayla) Steiner and Joel (Abigail) Steiner both of Mediapolis; three daughters, Karen (Brent) Eberhardt of Sperry, Laura (Trent) Kuntz of Oakville and Anne (Jonny) Ball of Wapello; 16 grandchildren; one brother, John (Carol) Steiner of Mediapolis; seven sisters, Diane (Ralph) Lanz of Seville, Ohio, Elaine Eisenma...[more]

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of Burlington, Martha (Albert) Wiegand of Morning Sun, Rebecca (Larry) Endress of Bradford, Illinois, Patricia Steiner of Burlington, Gwen (Kenneth) Manz of Paulding, Ohio and Janet (John) Schupbach of Elgin, Iowa and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by one son, Robert Orel Steiner, his parents, grandparents and one brother-in-law, Paul Eisenmann. The funeral service for Mr. Steiner will be 10 a.m. Tuesday, February 3rd, at Mediapolis-Oakville Apostolic Christian Church with the Ministers of the Church officiating. Interment will be in the Apostolic Christian Church Cemetery, Oakville. Friends may call from noon until 8 p.m. Sunday, February 2nd,at Lunning Chapel where the family will receive friends from 4 until 8 p.m. The family will also receive friends from 9 until 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, at the Church. Memorials have been established for Great River Hospice House and Gateway Woods Children's Home.