Obituary for Gerald Steeves | Wilson Funeral Home, Gray, ME
- Date Of Birth: April 24, 1943
- Date Of Death: October 18, 2012
- State: Maine
Gray-Gerald (Jerry) Eugene Steeves, 69, died Thursday, October 18, at his home in Gray. He had COPD and emphysema and had been under the care of VNA in-home hospice care since May of this year. He was born April 24, 1943 in Portland to Russell and Margaret Robinson Steeves and attended Windham Schools. He was graduated in 1962 and joined the US Army in September, 1962. The overseas locations where he served were Saran, France, Taiwan, Korea (twice), and Tehran, Iran. He retired from the Army in September, 1982. He worked for the Maine Department of Corrections from 1982 until his retirement in October, 2005, due to medical issues. He also served on the Gray Cable Committee for several years.
He married Janet Salisbury Morrison on December 31, 1977. His first marriage ended in divorce. He is survived by his wife of 34 years; three daughters, Rhonda Vickerson, Lonnie Steeves and her partner Susan McAllaster, and Elizabeth Blanchard and her husband, Damon; two sons, Michael Steeves and his wife, Joanne, and Gerald II (JJ) and his wife, Theresa; eight grandchildren, Jennifer, Joshua, Jeremy, Abigail, James, Sophie, Anabelle, and Larissa; sister Bonnie Dwyer and her husband Tom, a nephew, and a niece, and three grandnieces and two grandnephews. He also has several step-brothers and step-sisters. He was predeceased by both his parents.
