Daniel John Stepanek

Daniel (Dan) Stepanek, 60, of Windsor, passed away on Wednesday, September 6, 2023. He was the beloved husband of Katherine (Kane) Stepanek. He was born on July 29, 1963, in Hartford, and was the son of the late Robert and Elaine (Olding) Stepanek. He enjoyed watching baseball, golf, and football. He was an avid collector of baseball cards and cards from all sports. He loved his job of over 20 years where he worked most recently in the Engineering department. He always said that if he could bring his dog Romeo to work he would never leave. He enjoyed trips to Cape Cod, mini golfing, and driving around. He enjoyed working on the computer and watching old TV shows and movies. He always decorated his office at work for every holiday and had a stuffed animal moose that he dressed in different outfits for holidays and other occasions. Everyone in the company enjoyed seeing what outfit he would dress him in. In addition to his wife, he is survived by his daughter Sherry Stepanek. He leaves behind his brothers Ken and David Stepanek and his sisters Diane Cristelli and Karen Stepanek and their spouses. Along with cousins, nieces, and nephews. He also leaves behind his sister-in-law Christine Skellwies and brother in-law Peter Kane. He also leaves behind his dog Romeo (Puggle) and his cat Marshmallow. Marshmallow was originally an outdoor cat who stayed around the house. When his daughter moved out with her cats, Marshmallow was brought inside to live and became part of the family. Dan loved his animals. Romeo enjoyed spending time with him, relaxing and going for walks and Marshmallow enjoyed waking him up early in the morning to eat. They will miss him but are being well taken care of as he would have wanted. In addition to his parents, he is predeceased by his mother-in-law Mary (Garvey) Kane and father-in-law Pete Kane Sr. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date private to the family. The Cremation Society of CT In Windsor has care of the arrangements.