Harold Steele

HAROLD R. STEELE

Wayland

Harold R. Steele, 97, of formerly of Wayland, died Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, at Halcyon House in Washington. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, at Beatty Funeral Home in Washington with social distancing guidelines observed. The service will be available via livestream on the Beatty Peterseim Facebook page. Burial will follow at the Crawfordsville Cemetery. An open visitation will be held from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30, at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established for the United Church of Crawfordsville and Every Step Hospice in Mount Pleasant.

Harold Ray Steele was born Jan. 27, 1923, in Ainsworth, Iowa, the son of Ray and Elsie (Wingler) Steele. He was united in marriage to Marcia Allen on Feb. 27, 1943, in Canton, Mo. Harold was a farmer the majority of his life, except for seven years when he worked as a tractor mechanic for Lucky Implement in Columbus Junction. In 1950, he and Marcia bought a farm northwest of Wayland and he farmed that land until retirement.

Harold was a member of the United Church of Crawfordsville and the Circle 8 Square Dancing Club. He enjoyed telling stories, working with cows and calves and woodworking.

Survivors include two children, Doug (Carolyn) Steele of Crawfordsville and Brian (Heather) Steele of Mechanicsville; five grandchildren, Carmen, Carrie, Cory, Heidi and Derek; and five great-grandchildren, Emma, Kylee, Clayton, McKenna and Mason.

Preceding Harold in death were his parents; his wife, Marcia, in 2014; and four sisters, Wilma Beauregard, Edith Nicholson, Luvania Kauffman and Betty Eash.