Thomas J. (Kid) Steele

Thomas J. "Kid" Steele, 63, of Conneaut Lake, died Wednesday, January 28, 2004, at Beverly Healthcare-Meadville.

He was born December 21, 1940 in Meadville, a son of Charles J. and Isabel M. Groger Steele of Conneaut Lake.

For seven years, he worked as a truck driver for a Cleveland company.  He formerly worked for several unions in the steel industry and retired after 39 years.

He served in the US Army.

A member of the Conneaut Lake Park Volunteer Fire Department, he also was a social member of Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 7842.

He was a Catholic.

He was a fan of NASCAR and college football and wrestling and enjoyed reading.

He was preceded in death by a brother, Charles T. Steele, Jr. and a gramddaughter.

Survivors include  a son, Joseph Steele of Atlanta; two daughters, Marie Elaine Butler (Michael) of Cambridge Springs and Melynda Eells of Conneaut Lake; two sisters, Barbara Kurtic and Linda Blood (Jim), all of Conneaut Lake; a brother, James W. Steele of Conneaut Lake and seven nieces and nephews.

Services were held with the Waid-Coleman Funeral Home.