Herron, Steven G. (1943-2019)

HERRON, PONTIER, HAIDSIAK, LEHFELD, SIEBRECHT, BAKER, GOODIN

Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 2/25/2019 at 19:33:08

Steve Herron
December 8, 1943 - January 27, 2019

Steven G. Herron, age 75, of Storm Lake, Iowa, passed away on January 27, 2019, at home with family following a two-year battle with cancer.

The oldest son of Ralph and Celeste (Pontier) Herron, Steve was born in Des Moines, Iowa, on December 8, 1943. After graduating from Des Moines East High School, he attended Grandview College in Des Moines before transferring to Iowa State University (ISU) to complete his education. He graduated from ISU in 1966 with a degree in science journalism. Then, Steve moved to Storm Lake where he worked at the Storm Lake Register and Pilot-Tribune for more than twenty years. In 1987, he joined Siefer Consultants in Storm Lake, a consulting company producing a banking newsletter. There, he worked as writer and managing editor for thirteen years. In 2001, he started working at Buena Vista University in writing and marketing management positions, a job he held until he retired in 2013.

On August 5, 1967, at Schaller, Iowa, Steve married LaVonda Jean Haidsiak, his loving wife of fifty-one years. Subsequently, they had two children, Marc and Daniel. Steve and LaVonda, always, enjoyed spending time with their family and, in their later years, traveling to various locations, including taking trips to St. Thomas, Canada, Maine, Alaska, and Hawaii. Their more memorable trip included one to British Columbia in 2017 for a family celebration of their fiftieth wedding anniversary. An avid golfer, Steve, also, enjoyed many years playing in the men’s league at Lake Creek Country Club.

Those left to cherish the memory of Steve’s life include his loving wife, LaVonda, of Storm Lake; his son, Marc (Becky), of Springfield, Missouri; his grandchildren, Riley and Kayla Herron, of Springfield, Missouri; his father, Ralph Herron, of Storm Lake; his brother, Doug (Mary), of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; his sister, Debbie Lehfeld, of Houston, Texas; and his sisters and brothers-in-law, Kathy (David) Siebrecht, of Schaller, Iowa, Dottie (Hank) Baker, of Sioux City, Iowa, and Jackie (Mike) Goodin, of Schleswig, Iowa, as well as several nieces and nephews. Preceding Steve in death were his son, Daniel; his mother, Celeste; and his sister-in-law Judy Herron.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, February 2, 2019, at 11:00 a.m. at the Lakeside Presbyterian Church in Storm Lake. Burial will follow in the Schaller Cemetery in Schaller. Visitation will take place Friday, February 1, 2019, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in STORM LAKE. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Unity Point Hospice: 112 West 5th Street, Storm Lake, Iowa 50588; or to the Lakeside Presbyterian Church, 110 East 3rd Street, Storm Lake, Iowa 50588. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements.

Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Homes, Storm Lake, Iowa, 2019.

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