Obit: Steen, Jamie Travis #2 (1976 - 2018)

Transcriber: Robert Lipprandt
bob@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Braun, Bruger, Buss, Duranceau, Engen, Kops, Leonhard, Loertscher, Neumann, Steen

----Source: The Tribune-Phonograph (Abbotsford, WI) 1/16/2018

Steen, Jamie Travis (28 NOV 1976 - 13 JAN 2018)

Jamie Travis Steen, age 41, of rural Curtiss, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, Jan. 10, 2018, near Houghton, Mich.

A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, at Zion Lutheran Church in Colby. Rev. Mark Neumann will preside. Interment will follow at Dorchester Memorial Cemetery. Family and friends are welcome from 4 until 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 17, and from 10 a.m. until the time of service Thursday at the Zion Lutheran Church. The Maurina-Schilling Funeral Home in Abbotsford is entrusted with the arrangements.

Jamie was born on Nov. 28, 1976, the son of Darrell Steen and Terri Engen in Marshfield. He graduated from Colby High School in 1995. Jamie worked for his father at Steen Construction Inc., then Haas Construction before starting his own business, SJS Excavating.

Jamie was united in marriage to Sara Loertscher on June 29, 2002, at Zion Lutheran Church in Colby. Jamie chose Sara, his one true love, and together they built a beautiful life. Their four daughters were the light of his life. Jamie’s whole family was always so important to him, and he cherished the time they spent together. All who knew Jamie, knew he loved fishing and hunting and the Green Bay Packers. Many have fond memories of his days as a drummer in the band Soda Jerk. Above all else, Jamie was known as a true friend who never hesitated to lend a hand and always put his family first.

Jamie is survived by his wife, Sara; four daughters, Emily, Kylie, Mackenzie and Natalie; his father, Darrell (Cindy) Steen; his mother, Terri Engen (Tim Braun); nine siblings, Corey (Lisa) Steen, Chad (Kim) Steen, Shane (Sarah) Steen, Chase Bruger, Kayla Leonhard, Dillon Buss, Derrian Braun, Justin Duranceau (Nikki Kops) and Neil Duranceau. He is further survived by his paternal grandmother, Dorothy Steen; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Ronald and Ailene Loertscher; two brothers-in-law, Patrick Loertscher and Dylan (Emily) Loertscher; other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his daughter, Madelyn; his paternal grandfather, Galen Steen; his maternal grandparents, Richard and Betty Engen; and his cousin, Shawn Steen.

Jamie will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved him.

Family and friends may express condolences online at www.maurinaschilling.com.