Steven Joseph Valvoda
October 30, 1966 — July 11, 2016
Steven Joseph Valvoda, 49, of Marion, passed away in his home with his family by his side after his brave battle with pancreatic cancer on Monday, July 11, 2016. Parish Vigil Service: 3:00 p.m. Friday, July 15, 2016, at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion. Visitation: 3:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. Friday, July 15, 2016, at the funeral home. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m., Saturday, July 16, 2016, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion. The family will greet friends one hour prior to Mass at the church.
Steve is survived by his wife, Liza; children, Anthony, Colton, Bryce and Savannah; brothers, Larry (Diane) Valvoda of Fairfax and Dale (Sandy) Valvoda of Ft. Dodge; and sisters, Sherry (Alan) Hurst of Boone, June (William) Ryan of Alburnett, and Sue (David) Swanson of Rochester, Minnesota.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Steve was born October 30, 1966, in Oelwein, Iowa, the son of Virgil and Helen (Drilling) Valvoda. He graduated from Oelwein High School in 1985. On September 30, 1995, in Rochester, Minnesota he married Liza Sadie Ann Solheim. Steve worked as a dock leader at SAIA Trucking in Cedar Rapids. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion.
To know Steve is to love him. There is not a single person that hasn’t met Steve that didn’t like him. There wasn’t anything that he couldn’t do or fix. Steve was a patient, positive, generous, gentle man, so loving, caring, and a wonderful husband, dad, and brother. Steve would help anyone in need at any time. He will be sadly missed.
A memorial fund has been established for the family in Steve’s memory. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the family at www.gofundme.com/beypvbvk
Steve is survived by his wife, Liza; children, Anthony, Colton, Bryce and Savannah; brothers, Larry (Diane) Valvoda of Fairfax and Dale (Sandy) Valvoda of Ft. Dodge; and sisters, Sherry (Alan) Hurst of Boone, June (William) Ryan of Alburnett, and Sue (David) Swanson of Rochester, Minnesota.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Steve was born October 30, 1966, in Oelwein, Iowa, the son of Virgil and Helen (Drilling) Valvoda. He graduated from Oelwein High School in 1985. On September 30, 1995, in Rochester, Minnesota he married Liza Sadie Ann Solheim. Steve worked as a dock leader at SAIA Trucking in Cedar Rapids. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion.
To know Steve is to love him. There is not a single person that hasn’t met Steve that didn’t like him. There wasn’t anything that he couldn’t do or fix. Steve was a patient, positive, generous, gentle man, so loving, caring, and a wonderful husband, dad, and brother. Steve would help anyone in need at any time. He will be sadly missed.
A memorial fund has been established for the family in Steve’s memory. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to the family at www.gofundme.com/beypvbvk
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