Steve L. Stickley
August 10, 1949 — September 23, 2017
Steve L. Stickley, 68, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, passed away Saturday, September 23, 2017 at Dennis & Donna Oldorf Hospice House, Hiawatha, Iowa. Visitation: 5 – 7 p.m. Friday, September 29, 2017, at Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Cedar Rapids. Funeral Service: 1:30 p.m. Saturday, September 30, 2017 at the funeral home. Burial: Linwood Cemetery, Cedar Rapids. The family requests, in Steve’s memory that friends and family come in casual attire.
Steve was born August 10, 1949, in Anamosa, Iowa, the son of Dale and Florence (Thompson) Stickley. He proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps during Vietnam from 1966 – 1970. Steve married Kathy Quick on August 10, 1976, in Rock Island, Illinois. He was a machine operator at Quaker Oats for 40 years before he retired in 2014. Steve was an avid fisherman. You could find him with a line out in Elkader, Iowa and he especially enjoyed trout fishing at Backbone State Park in Strawberry Point, Iowa and Fountain Springs in Manchester, Iowa. The biggest fish he caught was in the Turkey River. Steve was a fan of the Iowa Hawkeyes and NASCAR and the time he spent in his garden was peaceful.
Steve is survived by his wife, Kathy Stickley of Cedar Rapids; children, Kelly (Bryan) Grulkey of Cedar Rapids, Chris (Stacey) Porter of LeClaire, Iowa; grandchildren, Logan Bradley, Brayden and Bryley Grulkey of Cedar Rapids, Wiley Porter and Kenzie Porter of LeClaire; siblings, Robert Stickley of Cedar Rapids, Carole (Jerry) Brislawn of Troy Mills, Iowa, David (Carole) Stickley of Cedar Rapids, Mary (Lance) Johnson of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Debra (Russell) Manson of Manchester, Iowa, Vivian (Craig) Blair of Marion, Iowa; sister-in-law, Brenda Quick of Cedar Rapids; many nieces and nephews and many, many friends, especially The Russ Beck family of Cedar Rapids.
He was preceded in death by his parents and mother-in-law, JoAnne George.
Steve was born August 10, 1949, in Anamosa, Iowa, the son of Dale and Florence (Thompson) Stickley. He proudly served his country in the United States Marine Corps during Vietnam from 1966 – 1970. Steve married Kathy Quick on August 10, 1976, in Rock Island, Illinois. He was a machine operator at Quaker Oats for 40 years before he retired in 2014. Steve was an avid fisherman. You could find him with a line out in Elkader, Iowa and he especially enjoyed trout fishing at Backbone State Park in Strawberry Point, Iowa and Fountain Springs in Manchester, Iowa. The biggest fish he caught was in the Turkey River. Steve was a fan of the Iowa Hawkeyes and NASCAR and the time he spent in his garden was peaceful.
Steve is survived by his wife, Kathy Stickley of Cedar Rapids; children, Kelly (Bryan) Grulkey of Cedar Rapids, Chris (Stacey) Porter of LeClaire, Iowa; grandchildren, Logan Bradley, Brayden and Bryley Grulkey of Cedar Rapids, Wiley Porter and Kenzie Porter of LeClaire; siblings, Robert Stickley of Cedar Rapids, Carole (Jerry) Brislawn of Troy Mills, Iowa, David (Carole) Stickley of Cedar Rapids, Mary (Lance) Johnson of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Debra (Russell) Manson of Manchester, Iowa, Vivian (Craig) Blair of Marion, Iowa; sister-in-law, Brenda Quick of Cedar Rapids; many nieces and nephews and many, many friends, especially The Russ Beck family of Cedar Rapids.
He was preceded in death by his parents and mother-in-law, JoAnne George.
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