Steve Strause

Biography

Funeral Services for Steve A. Strause, 66 of Davenport, will be 11:00 am, Saturday, March 24, 2018 at Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home, Davenport. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery, Davenport. Visitation will be Friday from 4:00 – 7:00 pm at the funeral home. Steve peacefully passed away Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at Clarissa C. Cook Hospice House, Bettendorf, surrounded by his family.

Steve Allen Strause was born August 2, 1951 in Muscatine, son of Howard J. “Buggs” and Cleta Mae “Kitty” (Buster) Strause. He served in the US Army during the Vietnam War. Steve married Carolyn “Carol” Williams on July 6, 1974 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Davenport.

Steve began his career with Case IH in Bettendorf, UAW Outplacement Center in Bettendorf when CASE closed in Bettendorf and later at Case IH in Moline. He was a proud member of Local 858. Steve also worked at Gardentown Nursery in Davenport and really enjoyed his position at Vander Veer Botanical Park.

Steve was an avid gardener at home as well as at work. He had a special touch with roses and hostas. He enjoyed playing golf when he was healthy, bowling, cooking, especially penne pasta, and was an avid sports fan, especially football (Da Bears) and anything sport the Hawkeyes were playing. Steve played the guitar and was a talented musician. He wrote an entire album with Charles James about the closing of the Case plant. Above all, Steve had a great passion for his family. He put them first in his life, always before himself.

Memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project.

Those left to honor Steve’s memory include his wife, Carol; children, Paul (Michelle) Strause, Joshua (Jules) Strause and Jenny (Adam) Hines, all of Davenport; grandchildren, Liv, Chase and Jude; his mother, Kitty Strause, Texas; and siblings, Tina (Al) Hogan, Missouri and Sandy (Ricky) Perkins, Texas. He was preceded in death by his father. May he rest in peace.

Visitation

Friday March 23, 2018 , 4:00 PM - 7:00 PM at Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home

Funeral Service

Saturday March 24, 2018 , 11:00 PM at Halligan-McCabe-DeVries Funeral Home

Burial

Saturday March 24, 2018 at Fairmount Cemetery