Dwain Steen 1933-2016

Albany - Dwain Steen, 82, Albany, died Friday March 18, 2016, at home. 

Born in Portland on September 25, 1933, he was the son of Albert & Jessie (Lawson) Steen. He grew up in Portland and had lived in Alexandria before moving to Albany in the early 1960's. 

Dwain sold insurance for Western & Southern and worked for the railroad for a few years before starting work at Westinghouse A.B.B. in Muncie. He retired in 1993 after working there around thirty years. 

He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War and served on the USS DeHaven DD-727 as a Machinist Mate First Class He was a member of American Legion & V.F.W. in Dunkirk and AmVets in Royerton.

Dwain was a fisherman and enjoyed watching NASCAR and golf on TV, spending time with family at his lake cottage, and feeding the squirrels & wild birds in his back yard. He also enjoyed spending time with his dog, Muffy. 

Survivors include his wife of nearly fifty-nine years, Ellen (Fuller) Steen, and their children; Kevin Steen (wife, Annette) of Muncie, and Joy Beatrice (husband, Tony) of Burlington, WI; five grandchildren, Derek Beatrice, Adam Steen, Matthew Steen, Jonathan Steen, Aaron Steen, and two great-grandchildren, "Little Matthew" and Ella Steen.

He is preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Harry Steen, and two sisters, Harriet Soldaat and Gloria Holcomb.

Services were private and burial took place at I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Dunkirk.