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Charles Joseph Steffens - "Chuck"
Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, Chuck was born December 31, 1923 to Dora and Lawrence Steffens.  He spent his childhood in Appleton, graduating from Appleton West in 1941. Chuck served in the Army from 1943-47.  He graduated from the Business Institute, Milwaukee with a degree in Accounting. Chuck married Betty Hooyman on August 27, 1949 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church.  He was employed as a data processing manager by Kimberly-Clark Corporation in Neenah, WI, Memphis, TN, and Dayton, OH.  He retired in 1986 after 30 years of service.  Chuck was an avid reader and fisherman, and enjoyed doing both at the same time.  He also loved gardening (especially growing roses), woodworking, golfing, and bowling.

Survivors are his wife of 52 years, Betty, and three sons and daughters-in-law: Bruce (Cathy) of Orlando, FL, David (Nan) of Dayton, OH, and Alan (Nora) of Seattle, WA, 4 grandsons: Jeremy (Melody) of Lafayette, IN, Benjamin of Orlando, FL, Matthew and Zachary of Dayton, OH, and one granddaughter Shannon of Seattle, WA.

Surviving brothers and sisters are: Ceil Smith, Marge (Donald) Baer, Mary Keller, and Ken Steffens, all of Appleton; Edward (Marian) of Santa Barbara, CA, Larry (Cleo) of Kelly Lake, WI, Gene (Connie) of Oshkosh, WI and many nieces and nephews.  He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Florian and brothers-in-law Bob Kranhold, John Fentz, Don Keller, and Bill Smith, and sisters-in-law Mildred Kranhold and Florence Fentz. Chuck was a member of St. Pius Catholic Church.

Chuck was an active volunteer in church and civic organizations.  He spent many years as a Cub and Boy Scout leader in Memphis, TN.  Prior to his stroke in 1993 he was a volunteer at the St. Joseph Food Pantry for many years.  Chuck was a resident of Punta Gorda, FL for the past several years.  He spent his winters in FL and his summers in WI since his retirement.

Visitation will be from 4-7pm on Monday, April 1 at Trettin-Lederer Funeral Chapel.  A burial mass will be held on Tuesday, April 2 at 11am at St. Pius Catholic Church with Fr. Zuleger officiating.  A celebration of life will be held at the Knights of Columbus Club following the church service.  Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery.