Kenneth Ledgard Steffens Ken Steffens passed away peacefully at Appleton Medical Center with his partner Mary at his side on August 2, 2010 after a six month battle with esophageal cancer. Ken was born on May 27, 1942 in Appleton, the ninth child and sixth son to the late Lawrence and Dora Steffens.  Ken was a lifelong resident of Appleton and graduated from Appleton High School in 1961.  Ken enlisted in the U.S. Air Force serving the country from 1964 to 1968.  After being honorably discharged, he went to college and graduated from the University of Wisconsin in Madison with an Engineering degree. Ken worked for both Marathon Engineering (Appleton) and James River (Green Bay) as an engineer designing and maintaining equipment at all their plants.  In 1995, Ken started up KLS Engineering and began to do independent electrical system design contracting, having a long and successful career.  His last contract was this year in between cancer treatments and surgery. Ken was an avid bowler, loved to golf and do crossword puzzles in his spare time.  He was a very skilled handyman, building their house from scratch and always lending a hand to anyone needing help. Ken is survived by Mary Anaya and her children, Jesse, Roman, Chris, Mary Ann and Bob, grandchildren Morgan, Justin, Megan, Anna, Ethan and Kylee, his sister Marge Baer, brother Gene (Connie) Steffens, sister-in-laws Marian Steffens, Cleo Steffens and Betty (Denton) Engstrom.  He was preceded in death by his brothers and sisters Ed, Chuck, Larry, Florian, Ceil Smith and Mary (Don) Keller and brother-in-law Donald Baer. Per Ken’s request there will be no services held.  His help and generous nature will be missed by all those close to him.