Warren G.

Steigerwald, Sr.

Warren G. Steigerwald, Sr., Chief Machinist Mate, 92, Lake Mills, died on Saturday, March 22, 2014 from cancer at the William S. Middleton Veterans Hospital in Madison.

He was born on September 27, 1921, the son of the late Frank and Hazel (Pratt) Steigerwald.

He attended Lake Mills schools until halfway through his junior year. He received his diploma in the Navy.

Warren married Marie Rueth on June 1, 1946. After 60 wonderful years she died on October 27, 2005. He was later blessed with marriage to Kathleen Kahler on July 18, 2009.

He had been a street superintendent/ pump station operator for the city of Lake Mills for many years.

He enlisted in the Navy January 23, 1940 at Great Lakes (boot camp), from there he went on the Oklahoma Battleship in Long Beach, CA, and then on submarine duty to the Phillippines on the S38 submarine. In May 1942 he was captured in Corregidor, Phillippines and was held as a P.O.W. for 28 months.

He was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Lake Mills, the DAV, and the Clarence Bean – Warren George Lake Mills American Legion Post #67.

Survivors include his wife, Kathy of Lake Mills; four sons, Gerald (Cindee), Steven (Dr. Cheryl Petersen), all of Lake Mills, Thomas (Dianna) of Friendship, WI, Robert (Kathy Renner) of Lake Mills; daughter-in-law, Kristi Steigerwald of Helenville; brother-in-law, Robert Roepke of Jefferson; 3 step children; Amanda (Kyle) Gillingham of Jefferson, Larry (Lacey) David of LaCrosse, Alicia (Tim) Burrow of Jefferson; eight grandchildren, Joshua (Christina) of Fort Atkinson, Jason, Matthew (Jasmine), all of Lake Mills, Korrin (David) Russo of Waukesha, Melissa (Jared) Gravelle of West Allis, Airabella Burrow, Jasper Burrow, all of Jefferson, Luella David of LaCrosse; five great grandchildren, Hunter Spors, Natalie Gravelle, Madalynn Marie Steigerwald, Jack Warren Lee Gravelle, Amelia Grace Steigerwald; other relatives and many friends.

He was also preceded in death by his sister, Bernetta Coughlin Franzmann, a brother-in-law, Walter Roepke, Jr, sister-in-law, Deanna Roepke, and his son and daughter-in-law, Warren, Jr. and Joline Steigerwald.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, March 26, 2014, at the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Lake Mills.

Visitation will be after 10 a.m. on Wednesday at the church until the time of service.

If desired, memorials may be made to the William S. Middleton Veterans Hospital in Madison.

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