Edward Robert Steele

Edward Robert Steele, 83, a lifelong resident of Seville, passed away from complications related
to cancer on Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at the Cleveland Clinic.
Ed was born on April 11, 1939, at Wadsworth Hospital to the late Earnest Dwight and Mary
Geraldine (Landis) Steele. He was a 1957 graduate of Seville High School where he played
football and was a standout basketball player. He attended Wittenberg University and
graduated from The Ohio State University with a degree in Civil Engineering. On Sept. 24, 1966,
he married the love of his life, Sarah Jane Bates who preceded him in death on Dec. 25, 2020.
They are together again. In August 1966, Ed began working for the City of Wadsworth as the
City Engineer and on May 11, 2005 he officially retired but continued as a consultant for the
City of Wadsworth until 2014. Having held a Surveyors License, he worked as a surveyor and as
a ground's keeper at Mound Hill Cemetery in his retirement.
Ed was a faithful member of Seville Presbyterian Church where he had served on the Church
Session, the Property Committee and had been a former Treasurer. Always active in the Seville
Community, he had been a softball and baseball coach, served on the Seville Zoning Board and
was a social member of the Seville V.F.W. He loved sports, especially following OSU and the
Cleveland Browns, Cavs and Indians. Ed was also a huge NASCAR fan attending many races and
tracks throughout his lifetime. In his younger years, Ed used to drag race and was involved in
stock car racing at tracks in the surrounding area. He enjoyed mushroom hunting, fishing,
traveling and tinkering on his Ford Falcon, but his greatest enjoyment was following the many
school, sporting and scouting events of his granddaughter and grandson who he was always so
proud of.
Ed will be greatly missed by his son, Tim Steele of San Diego; his daughter and son-in-law, Kim
and Nick Wood of Creston; his two much loved grandchildren, Mikayla Wood and Nathan
Wood; a special niece Cindy Gray of Barnesville; his faithful companion Shadow and many dear
friends.
In addition to his wife Sarah and his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother Robert
Steele.
Services will be Wednesday, July 6 th at 11:00 a.m. at Seville Presbyterian Church
with former pastor and friend, Lindsay Frame officiating. Burial will be in Seville
Mound Hill Cemetery. Friends may call Tuesday from 4-7 p.m. at Murray Funeral
Home in Creston. Memorial contributions may be made to Seville Presbyterian
Church, 101 Center St., PO Box 63, Seville, OH 44273.
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