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Henry Alan Steiger

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[December 08, 2016]  LINCOLN -  Henry Alan Steiger died on December 6, 2016, at The Christian Village.

Visitation: Pending

Service: Private family services will be held Saturday, December 10, at Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home.

Funeral home: Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home

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Henry Alan Steiger died on December 6, 2016, at The Christian Village.

He was born July 27, 1930, at home on the farm in Delavan. He is the first son of Howard Henry and Opal Ruth Barbee Steiger. He attended Delavan’s Curtis Grade School and Delavan High School. He graduated from Purdue University with a degree in Agricultural Engineering in 1952.

He served in the United States Army during the Korean War where he was a high-speed radio operator in Japan. Upon completing his tour of duty, he returned home to the family farm.

On August 18, 1956, he married Marilyn Ann Doubet at the Hanna City Presbyterian Church. They moved to Lincoln, where he was a livestock and grain farmer. Marilyn preceded him in death on February 12, 2015.

​Henry is survived by three daughters: Cynthia (Brent) Scott of Bloomington, Karen Steiger of Lincoln, Dawn (James) Frieling of Buffalo Grove; son Scott Steiger of Lincoln; five grandchildren: Lindsey Scott, Regan Frieling, Connor Scott, Skyler Frieling, Camden Frieling; two sisters: Ruth Rogers of Elizabethtown, NC; Linda (Arlis) Springer of Delavan; brother Ralph Steiger of Delavan; three nieces and one nephew.

​Mr. Steiger was a member of Boynton Mennonite Church and transferred his membership to the First Presbyterian Church of Lincoln in 1958 where he had served as a trustee and on other committees. He served 20 years on the Board of Directors of Logan FS, Inc and Ag-Land FS, Inc and 12 years on the Logan County Farm Bureau Board of Directors.

​Henry was a loving husband, dad, and grandpa who enjoyed attending the children’s and grandchildren’s music and sports events and attending the Logan County Fair as a family.

Memorial donations may be made to The Christian Village.

​Private family services will be held Saturday, December 10, 2016, at Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home. Burial will follow in New Union Cemetery with full military rites performed by the American Legion Post 263.

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