Harold Eugene Steele, 89, of Longmont, CO died December 1, 2018 at Longmont United Hospital. He was born January 28, 1929. Harold comes from a pioneer family with his Great Grandfather Edward D. Steele arriving as a gold miner in the Altona area in the year 1859. He grew up on the family homestead and then farmed and ranched the family land for the rest of his life.
Harold had a love for music, playing piano in a dance band in his early days. He loved baseball, playing most of his adult life and even coaching his sons little league team.
Harold was active in his community being a 4-H leader, supporting the local schools and was a prominent member of the Altona Grange. He was elected to the board of the Poudre Valley REA serving for 32 years. He was also one of the first members of the Boulder County Historic Preservation Advisory Board.
Harold is preceded in death by his parents Everett Steele and Maxine Knaus Steele and his sister Shirley Steele Shupe. He was married to Carolyn Kunkle Steele in 1950 who died in 1998. He then married Shirley Speck Steele in 1999 who died in 2016.
He is survived by his sister Joyce (Hugh) Chance; his children Nancy Gould, Debra Coleman, John Steele (Susan) and David Steele. He also has 10 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews that survive.
Memorial contributions to be made in Harold’s memory to the charity of the donor’s choice.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 am on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 10:00 am at the Howe Mortuary Chapel in Longmont. Burial will follow at Foothills Gardens of Memory.
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