ALBANY – Dwain Steen, age 82, Albany, died Friday March 18, 2016, at home.  Born in Portland on September 25, 1933, he was the son of Albert & Jessie (Lawson) Steen.  He grew up in Portland and had lived in Alexandria before moving to Albany in the early 1960's.  Dwain sold insurance for Western & Southern and worked for the railroad for a few years before starting work at Westinghouse A.B.B. in Muncie; he retired in 1993 after working there around thirty years.  He was a U.S. Navy veteran of the Korean War and was a member of American Legion & V.F.W. in Dunkirk and AmVets in Royerton.  Dwain was a fisherman and enjoyed watching NASCAR and golf on TV, spending time with family at his lake cottage, and feeding the squirrels & wild birds in his back yard.  He also enjoyed spending time with his dog, Muffy.

Survivors include his wife of nearly 59 years, Ellen (Fuller) Steen, and their children: Kevin Steen (wife: Annette), Muncie, and Joy Beatrice (husband: Tony), Burlington, WI; five grandchildren: Derek Beatrice, Adam Steen, Matthew Steen, Jonathan Steen, Aaron Steen, and two great-grandchildren: "Little Matthew" and Ella Steen.

He is preceded in death by his parents, a brother: Harry Steen, and two sisters: Harriet Soldaat and Gloria Holcomb.

Services were private; burial took place at I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Dunkirk.

Memorials may be sent to Smith Veterinary Hospital, 318 E. Main St., Berne, IN 46711.

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