Richard W. Steiner

GLENFIELD, NY ~ Richard William Steiner, 65, of 6437 Pine Grove Road, Glenfield, died Friday evening April 13, 2012, in the Lewis County General Hospital, Lowville, where he had been a patient for the last week.

Richard was born on May 25, 1946, in Lowville, NY, the son of William Karl and Florence Winifred Tabolt Steiner. A lifelong resident of the area he attended Fr. Leo Memorial School in Croghan and Beaver River Central Schools.

He married Cheryl Hirsch on October 23, 1965, in St. Stephen’s Church in Croghan.

Richard was employed with AMF Pool Cue Division in Lowville, and then became a paper maker with Uniroyal, Boise Cascade and Fibermark from 1967 until 2001. In 2001, he went to work for Kraft Foods in Lowville for a few years and then returned to help open the new Omniafiltra Mill in Beaver Falls, retiring in 2009.

He was a member of St. Stephen’s Church in Croghan. He was also a member of the Lewis County Pool League playing on the team sponsored by the Watson Inn, and a lifetime member of the Gregg’s Lake Hunting Club until it was disbanded by the loss of the land in a sale to NYS. He also was a member of the Whispering Pines Hunting Club, and since 2004, was a member of the Bear Pond Hunting Club.

Richard was an active outdoorsman who loved hunting, fishing, camping and snowmobiling especially when he was with his grandchildren Zackary, Lauren and Jacob.

Surviving are two sons and daughters-in-law, Paul J. and Melissa Steiner, of Croghan, and Anthony “Tony” and Dana Steiner, of Cortland; a daughter and son-in-law; Laura and Shawn Pominville, of Utica; eight grandchildren; a sister, Joan Steiner Hanson of Cleveland, TN, and several nieces and nephews.

He was predeceased by a brother John “Jack” Steiner and a sister Betty Steiner Dawson.

Richard’s funeral services will be held on Friday, April 20, 2012, beginning with a 9:45 a.m. prayer service at the Scanlon Funeral Home, Main Street, Croghan, followed by a 10:30 a.m. funeral Mass at St. Stephen’s Church, Croghan, with the Rev. Daniel L. Chapin, Pastor, officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter’s Cemetery, New Bremen.

Calling hours will be from 4 ~ 7 p.m. on on Thursday at the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Friends of Lewis County Hospice, P.O. Box 266, Lowville, NY 13367.

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