----Source: Greenwood Gleaner 8/7/1941

OBITUARY OF ROGER STEELE

A tragic accident occurred on Sunday July 27, 1941, when Roger, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Steele, was drowned while in swimming with friends at Lannon, Wis. In an effort to save Roger one of his friends also gave his life.

Roger Lloyd Steele was born at Thorp, Clark County, Wis. on Oct. 30, 1918, having reached the age of 22 years, 8 months and 27 days. In 1933 Roger moved with his parents to a farm near Greenwood. He graduated from the Greenwood High School with the class of 1936 as an honor student. He was employed at Greenwood until about a year ago when he went to Milwaukee, where he was employed at the time of his death.

Roger had a pleasing personality, which won him many friends where ever he went.

He leaves to mourn his untimely passing, his father, Arthur Steele of Greenwood, two brothers, Paul of Greenwood and Arthur Jr. of Thorp three sisters, Ruth (Mrs. John Zimmer) of Greenwood Nina (Mrs. Romain Burnett) of Chetek Maude (Mrs. Chas. Frinack) of Thorp 6 nieces and 6 nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.

The occasion seems doubly sad as this is the third son and brother this family has had to part with, all meeting tragic deaths and two years ago the mother died of a heart attack.
Funeral services were held on July 29, 1941 at the Bogumill Funeral Home and at the M.E. Church at Thorp, with interment in East Thorp Cemetery beside his mother and brothers. Rev. Gaylord of Stanley and Rev. Irish of Thorp had charge of the services.

The pallbearers were Dean Hubbard, Edmund Alger, Thorp Norman Liebzeit, Arthur Christie, Kenneth Luther, Greenwood Luke Buker, Sturgeon Bay.

Relatives and friends from out of town attending the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Alex McLeod and family, Gilman Mrs. Rose Davis, Madison Mrs. Arno Vater, Withee Elsie Martin, Daughter, Raymond Kobs, Curtiss Mr. and Mrs. Art Sanders, Marshfield Miss Joyce Hahn, Stanley Mrs. H. Kalkofen, Neillsville Mr. and Mrs. A.C. Buker and daughter, Elaine, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kocher and sons, Mr. and Mrs. John Longridge, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Longridge, Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Metcalf, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Metcalf, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Dyre, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Hium, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Schwarze, Mr. and Mrs. Rex Plummer, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Liebzeit, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Liebzeit and son, Mrs. Elmer Learman, Mrs. Emil Luther, Mrs. Harold Stabnow, Mrs. Clarence Gorsegar, Mrs. H. Richmond, Mrs. J. Ampe and son Raymond, Miss Ruth Humke, George Humke, Henry Dill, Miss Lucille Olson, Miss Evelyn Steiger, Daniel Olson, all of Greenwood Mr. and Mrs. Luke Buker, Sturgeon Bay Mr. and Mrs. Delos Barrett and children, Mrs. Ernest Barrett, Mrs. G Aliera and son, Milwaukee.