Steven H. “Steve” Earle

Earle, Steven H. "Steve", 63, of St. Peters, Missouri, died unexpectedly in Kansas City, Missouri on August 9, 2010. Steven was born November 20, 1946 in Moline, IL the son of Harold W. and Anita Reisacker Earle. He was a 1964 graduate of Rock Island High School and a Vietnam War veteran. He married Deborah Madden on October 23, 1971. Steve was an industrial electrician, working at the Farmall Works of International Harvester, the Rock Island Arsenal, and Ford Motor Company. When the St. Louis Ford plant closed several years ago, he began commuting to Ford in Kansas City. He grew up playing baseball and played men's softball as an adult. He coached girls softball and boys baseball, basketball and soccer, was a St. Louis Cardinals fan and an avid fisherman. Most of all, he loved spending time with his family. Left to honor his memory are his wife, Debbie, St. Peters; son and daughter-in-law, Steven and Kim Earle, St. Peters; son Ryan Earle, Boise, Id,; daughter and son-in-law Rebecca and Brad Beach, St. Peters; two granddaughters, Samantha and Katie Earle, St. Peters; mother Anita Earle, Tavares, Fla.; two sisters and brothers-in-law, JoAnne and Vic Walker, Tavares, Fla., and Judy and Bill Waters, Chandler, Ariz., and many other extended family members. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Mason Beach, his father, and his grandparents. Memorials may be made to Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital or Disabled American Veterans Association.