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William Steen Obituary

William (Bill) Earl Steen

March 2, 1933-September 13, 2014

Bill passed away peacefully in the arms of his family. He is survived by his mother in law Shirley O'Connor, his children, Nancy Fleming (James), Judi Rolfes (Rick), and Bill Jr., his grandchildren Eric Wilson (Margaret), Tracy Amirault (Steve), Ricky Rolfes, and 3 great granddaughters. Bill is now reunited with his wife, Darlene, of 54 years. Bill was a long time resident of San Bruno and enjoyed the last 23 years retired in Lake Wildwood. Friends and family are invited to a Memorial service at St. Robert's Church in San Bruno on Saturday, October 4th at 10:30am.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by San Francisco Chronicle from Oct. 1 to Oct. 2, 2014.

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Michelle Oconnor lemke

August 9, 2017

He was my uncle bill. And my auntie Darlene was my dads sister. I liss all of you and i hate this life...everybody looses everybody in some way shape or form. God bless the whole family...sincerely...missy

Minell Fredricks

October 18, 2014

I am so sorry for your loss. I just found out about Bill's passing. We have such memories of San Bruno Ram Football...with Bill and Darlene always there having fun.

Sandi Daniel

October 4, 2014

I was sorry to see that your Dad passed away. We worked together at 50 Main for years and stayed in touch occasionally after his retirement. My thoughts go out to your family.

Sandi ("Sardi") Daniel

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