Roy K. Steierl, 98, died Oct. 16, 2005, at Good Samaritan Center, Hutchinson.
He was born July 4, 1907, in Sterling, the son of Jacob and Anna Stange Steierl. He attended Jefferson Grade School and Reno County High School. He lived on a farm, north of Nickerson, until moving to Nickerson in 1980. He was a farmer and stockman, and for several years measured wheat ground for the USDA.
He belonged to Midland Community United Church of Christ, Sterling, Nickerson Chapter No. 33 Order of the Eastern Star, and was a 50-year member of the Masonic Lodge and Independent Order of the Oddfellows, both of Nickerson.
On July 4, 1927, he married Bernadine Stubbs in Larned. She died Jan. 1, 2001.
Survivors include: a son, Jerry, Sterling; a daughter, Diane Detter, Winfield; two grandchildren, Bradley Detter, Sterling, and Kimberly McCune, Beaumont, Texas; five great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by an infant son; a brother, Ira; four sisters, Katie Huffman, Ella Frye, Dora Hauschild and Mae Warnock.
Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Midland Community United Church of Christ, Sterling, with Pastor Robert Smith presiding. Visitation will be from noon to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Elliott Mortuary, Hutchinson. Burial will be in Sterling Community Cemetery.
Memorials may be sent to the church or Good Samaritan Center, both in care of the mortuary. Personal condolences may be sent to www.elliottmortuary.com.