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STEVEN VANPELT Obituary

VAN PELT, Steven Robert Of Sharon, raised in Needham, passed away peacefully after a long illness surrounded by family on Jan 2, 2017. Beloved husband of 37 years to Sharon (Cornick) Van Pelt and father to Nichole (Van Pelt) and Richard Wunder, Thomas and Allison (Luck) Van Pelt, and Christopher Van Pelt and Kimberly Cullen. Cherished Grampy to his granddaughter, Rosalie Van Pelt. Devoted son of the late Willis and Ruth (Knuckles) Van Pelt of Needham. He was a devoted brother to the late Mary Lynn Mills. He is also survived by his sister Pamela Morgan and brother, Phillip Van Pelt, and many dear brothers and sisters-in-law. Steven is also survived by many nieces, nephews, and great-nieces and nephews, and many beloved friends. Visiting hours will be held on Thurs, Jan 5th from 4-7pm at Eaton Funeral Home 1351 Highland Ave, NEEDHAM, MA. Funeral will be held on Fri, Jan 6th at 11:30am at St. Joseph's Parish 1382 Highland Ave, Needham, MA. Donations in Steve's name may be made to the Pine Street Inn, 444 Harrison Ave, Boston, MA 02118 www.pinestreetinn.org. For directions or to share a memory of Steve please visit www.eatonfuneralhomes.com Eaton Funeral Home Needham 781-444-0201

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Published by Boston Globe from Jan. 3 to Jan. 5, 2017.

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Mike Reagan

January 16, 2017

Sharon, I am so very sorry to hear of Steve's passing. He was a great Guy with a big heart and high integrity second to none. We had a lot of great times working together at Northrop and Pollak.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to you and the family.
God Bless,
Mike

John sullivan

January 6, 2017

rest in peace my friend

With Love And Hugs

juli Fleming Vachon

January 5, 2017

Dear Tommy and Family,
I'm so very sorry to hear of the loss of your Dad and Husband. He was such a sweet guy.
Please know that we are thinking of all of you.

Sincerely,
Juli (formerly Fleming, Pauls Mom) Vachon

Tom Lambert

January 5, 2017

Sharon, So sorry to hear of Steve's passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. Tom and Nancy

Eleanor Farwell

January 4, 2017

Sharon: I am so sorry to hear of Steven's passing. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers. Although we haven't seen each other in years, I remember you both fondly and wanted to express my sympathies to you all. Even though we haven't seen each other since I left Bank of America I still remember all the great talks we had .

Laurel Scotti

January 4, 2017

Keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers.

Jan Terlaje

January 3, 2017

We are so sorry for your loss and are praying for your family during this difficult time.
The Terlaje Family

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5

Visitation

4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Eaton Funeral Home

1351 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA 02492

Jan

6

Funeral

11:30 a.m.

St. Joseph's Parish

1382 Highland Ave, Needham, MA

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1351 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA 02492

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