Steven Smith

Steven Smith

Anamosa

Steven Smith, 78, died Friday evening, June 23, 2023, at his home following an extended illness.

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday, June 30, 2023, at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Anamosa, with interment in the Riverside Cemetery with military honors. Pastor Holly Knouse will officiate at the services. Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Anamosa. Memorials may be directed to Honor Flight, Rhythm of Life or St. Paul Lutheran Church. By visiting Goettschonline.com you may share your thoughts, memories and condolences with Steve’s family and sign the online guest book.

Surviving are his wife, Karen; two sons, Troy (Lynn) and Jeffry (Jessica); four grandchildren, Caitlynn, Sam, Hayden and Tristan; his brother, Roger (Sue), and in-laws, Caryles (Bonnie) Morarend, Steven (Mary) Morarend, Laura Morarend and Richard (Dottie) Young; his aunts, Nelda and Eileen Mead; and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents; his brother, Philip; and his in-laws, Earl and Phyllis Morarend, JoAnn Young, Leanna Morarend and Kevin Morarend.

Steven Allen Smith was born Jan. 7, 1945, in Anamosa, Iowa. He was the son of William and Dorothy (Mead) Smith. Steve graduated from the Anamosa Community Schools in 1963. He went on to serve in the United States Navy during the Vietnam War. Steven married Karen Morarend on Feb. 19, 1972, at St. Andrew Lutheran Church, Cedar Rapids. The couple resided in Anamosa where Steve was a telephone technician for a total of 37 years for Northwestern Bell, US West and later Qwest. He was a member of the CWA local and the Telephone Pioneers of America, the American Legion and St. Paul Lutheran Church. Steve enjoyed bowling, fishing, hunting, watching his sons and grandchildren playing sports, fishing trips to Wisconsin with the family and taking cruises with Karen.