Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Steward, Richard "Dick" November 8, 2019
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Ionia Sentinel Standard-Sat. Nov. 16, 2019

RICHARD STEWARD, 7A
Richard "Dick" Steward, 71, passed away Friday November 8, 2019, at the 
University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor following a brief illness.

Dick leaves his wife of 14 years Bonnie (Ketchum) Steward, brother Robert 
(Jane) Steward, son, Louis Steward, daughters Nicole (Sam) Myers and Jamie 
(Pete) Iacovazzi, step-daughters Rebecca Neil and Erin Neil and grandchildren 
Lucy, Lilly, Parker, and Ally Steward, macKenzie and Sydney Myers, Alexander, 
Emili, and Aaron Knop, Nicholas and Carson Ginn, great-grandchildren Jaxson 
and Hudson Knop, and many nieces, nephews, and close friends.

Dick was born January 20, 1948, to John and Laura (Pieffer) Steward, in 
Lansing, Mich. He ws raised in the Sunfield area and attended 
Vermontville/Maple Valley High Schools, graduating in 1966.

He attended Northwood Institute, obtained his associate's degree in liberal 
Arts and graduated from Olivet college in 1972 with a bachelor's of Art 
degree.

Dick began his teaching career at Portland St. Patrick Schools in Portland, 
Mich. He also coached baseball, basketball and football. He also taught and 
coached in Phoenix, Ariz. for several years and after retirement, returned to 
Michigan.

Dick decided retirement was not for him. He began working at WalMart in Ionia 
at the time the store opened and worked solely in the lawn and garden 
department until his death. He loved to garden and watch the fruits of his 
labors both at work and at home.

Those who knew him knew that he loved all sports, particularly baseball. He 
had many opportunities to attend his Tigers' games and championships, many of 
them with his best friend, Mike. He also enjoyed watching his great-nephew 
play football for the University of Wisconsin and the Los Angeles Rams as 
well as attending his own grandchildren's sporting events.

Cremation has taken place. A celebration of life will be held at the Moose 
Lodge in Ionia, on November 30, 2019, from 2-4 p.m. All who wish to attend 
are welcome.

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