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Steven Nelson Seward

Birth	:	19 May 1922 Whiting, Monona County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	27 Aug 2014 Whiting, Monona County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Whiting Cemetery, Whiting, Monona County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.1483002, -96.1453018
Plot	:	Block 10 Lot 55
Description	:	Steven Nelson Seward • BORN: May 19, 1922 • DIED: August 27, 2014 • LOCATION: Whiting, Iowa Steven Nelson Seward, 92, of Whiting, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2014, at Pleasant View Care Center in Whiting, Iowa. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M., Saturday, August 30, 2014, at the Rush Family Chapel in Onawa, Iowa with Minister Jeff Thelander, Officiating. Burial will follow in the Whiting City Cemetery in Whiting, Iowa. Military honors will be provided by the United States Army and American Legion Emery Johnson Post #481 of Whiting, Iowa. Visitation will be 1:00 P.M. until service time on Saturday at the chapel... Read More	Steven Nelson Seward • BORN: May 19, 1922 • DIED: August 27, 2014 • LOCATION: Whiting, Iowa Steven Nelson Seward, 92, of Whiting, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, August 27, 2014, at Pleasant View Care Center in Whiting, Iowa. Funeral services will be 2:00 P.M., Saturday, August 30, 2014, at the Rush Family Chapel in Onawa, Iowa with Minister Jeff Thelander, Officiating. Burial will follow in the Whiting City Cemetery in Whiting, Iowa. Military honors will be provided by the United States Army and American Legion Emery Johnson Post #481 of Whiting, Iowa. Visitation will be 1:00 P.M. until service time on Saturday at the chapel in Onawa, Iowa. Arrangements are under the direction of Rush Family Care Service in Onawa, Iowa. Steven Nelson was born May 19, 1922 at Maple Landing in Lincoln Township, near Whiting, Iowa, the son of Jesse and Frances "Fannie" Mae (Delashmutt) Seward. He grew up at Maple Landing and attended country school there. Steven and Nettie Dell Boston were united in marriage on January 11, 1952, in Dunlap, Iowa. Five children were born to this union. He served in the U.S. Army from 1942 to 1945. He was stationed at Drew Field, a U.S. Army Air Force base, in Tampa, Florida. While there he took a test and was chosen to attend Keystone Schools Inc. in Pittsburg, PA. He graduated as a radio operator in the U.S. Army Signal Corps. Soon after he boarded a big ship and began his trip around the world courtesy of the U.S. Army. Steven served in the China Burma India Theater during WW II. Steven was honorably discharged on December 8, 1945 in Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Steven received the following decorations: World War II Victory Medal, Asiatic Pacific Theater Ribbon with three Bronze Battle Stars, Five Overseas Service Bars, One Service Stripe, Good Conduct Medal, and a Bronze Star Medal. He returned to Whiting in December 1945. He worked with the CCC camp at Whiting, worked for Carl Smith on his farm and was a mechanic for Harold Sydow. He began farming and raising livestock for his aunts on the old Seward farm in Lincoln Township. He also did farming for Harold DuFrene and Harold Conway and later farmed on his own. Steven also attended a welding class in Sioux City, Iowa, and became a certified welder. He was able to repair his own farm machinery and did welding for several area farmers. His hobbies included: hunting, fishing, playing cards, watching boxing and baseball games on television, gardening and taking care of the yard, feeding & watching the birds, and visiting with family and friends. He also enjoyed sending and receiving text messages with family on his cell phone. Steven was a member of the Emery-Johnson American Legion Post #481 in Whiting, Iowa for over sixty-eight years. He is survived by his wife of 62 years, Nettie of Whiting, IA; daughter, Linda (Dwain) Walker of Whiting, IA; three sons, John (Deanna) Seward of Whiting, IA, Rodney Seward of Whiting, IA, and Ned Seward of Onawa, IA; six grandchildren, Jeremy Seward of Washington, LaDawn Seward of Onawa, IA, Stephanie (Eric) Warren of Whiting, IA, Bethany Mordhorst of Missouri, Alexis Mordhorst of Ames, IA, and Candace Seward of Ute, IA; eight great-grandchildren, Colby Seward, Daulton Johnson, Derek Seward, Nick Warren, Marshall Seward, Hunter Hane, Sydney Seward, and Makenna Hane; one sister, Frances Anthes, of Idaho; one brother-in-law, Roy Cardwell of Idaho; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jesse and Frances "Fannie"; an infant daughter, Bertha Eileen; four brothers, Gerald "Jack", Frank, Lynn, and John; and two sisters, Gertrude Gibler Hurlo and Essie Cardwell. www.rushfamilycareservice.com

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Steven Nelson Seward's memorial is located at: Whiting Cemetery, Whiting, Monona County, USA.
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Steven Nelson Seward death on 27 Aug 2014 in Whiting, Monona County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.1483002
Longitude: -96.1453018

Family Members:

Parent

Jesse Seward

(1880 - 1965)

Frances Mae DeLashmutt Seward

(1883 - 1984)

Spouse

Nettie Dell Boston Seward

(1928 - 2019)

Siblings

John “Johnnie” Seward

(1914 - 1983)

Gertrude Mae Seward Gibler Hurlo

(1917 - 2002)

Children

Bertha Eileen Seward

(1960 - 1960)

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