| Lawrence Steen |
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October 29, 1923 - December 04, 2009 |
Ulysses, Kansas
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| Graveside Service: 2:00 PM, Thursday, December 10, 2009 at Ulysses Cemetery in Ulysses, Kansas with Reverend Wayne Flanders officiating. Military graveside rites will be conducted by Dexter D. Harbour American Legion Post #79. |
Interment: Ulysses Cemetery in Ulysses, Kansas.
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Lawrence Steen, age 86, died Friday, December 04, 2009 at Bob Wilson Memorial Hospital in Ulysses, Kansas. He was born October 29, 1923 in Elkhart, Kansas, the son of John and Kate (Eskew) Steen.
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Lawrence grew up in Ulysses and graduated from Grant County Rural School. He moved to Ulysses in the 1930’s from Copeland. Lawrence served in the U.S. Navy during 1943 – 1946. He survived the sinking of the USS St. Lo Carrier, on October 25, 1944, in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. USS St. Lo received the Presidential Unit Citation for the heroism of her crew. On July 19, 1959 he married Patricia Getty in Downs, Kansas. Lawrence worked for George Walters, Vic Barbo and retired from Mesa Petroleum as a gas dispatcher. Lawrence enjoyed all sports, but especially baseball. He coached little league baseball and was a Detroit Tigers fan. He was a carpenter and built the house that he and Pat live in.
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Survivors include his wife Pat of the home; two sisters, Arline Isley of Ulysses, Kansas, Doris Roberts of Fairview, Oklahoma; and 18 nieces and nephews.
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Lawrence is preceded in death by his parents.
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Memorial contributions may be given to the Grant County Senior Center or donor’s choice both in care of Garnand Funeral Home, 405 W. Grant Ave, Ulysses, KS 67880.
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