Cover photo for James L. Steele's Obituary
James L. Steele Profile Photo
1962 James 2021

James L. Steele

September 27, 1962 — November 15, 2021

Crawfordsville

James Lowell Steele, age 59, of Crawfordsville, passed away on Monday, November 15, 2021 at Franciscan Health Crawfordsville. He was the son of Robert Jack and MaryAnn Steele, which he now joined in heaven.

He was happily married to Leesa E. Steele on November 29, 2014. He was a member of the Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Crawfordsville and an active member of The Sons of the American Legion Post 72 in Crawfordsville, as well as a former member of the Crawfordsville Moose Lodge. He worked as a Senior Loss Control Representative for Penn Millers and Grain Dealers Mutual Insurance, where he retired. He enjoyed being with friends and family, drinking beer, watching the Indianapolis Colts and Notre Dame, and playing Chess.

James was survived by his wife, Leesa; two sons, Andy (Mary Conley) McVay and Nik (Harmony) Jensen both of Crawfordsville; a brother, Robert J. Steele II of Huntsville, Alabama; two sisters, Marjorie (Max) Mitchell of Crawfordsville, Eva (Jerry) Silver of Williamsport; a grandson, Brantley; a brother in law, James Joseph II; six nephews, Jediah (Desire) Steele, JD Joseph, Jordan (Mirah) Silver, Jason (Ashley) Silver, Max Alexander Mitchell, and Joseph Silver, three nieces Heather (Daniel) Palmer, Veronica (Nick) Weston, and Samantha (Cass) Alward; and several great nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister-in-law, Jae Steele.

There will be a Memorial Service at Holy Cross Lutheran Church at 5:00 pm on Thursday, November 18, 2021. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to St. Jude Children's Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis TN, 38105, Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 1414 Wabash Ave, Crawfordsville, Indiana 47933, or the Animal Welfare League, 1104 Big Four Arch Road, Crawfordsville, Indiana 47933. Share memories and condolences online at www.sandersfuneralcare.com

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of James L. Steele, please visit our flower store.

Service Schedule

Past Services

Memorial Service

Thursday, November 18, 2021

Starts at 5:00 pm (Eastern time)

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 0

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree