Gerald “Puss” W. Steiner

Gerald “Puss” W. Steiner, 75, of Brodhead, passed away on Friday, Oct. 7, 2016, at the William S. Middleton Veterans Hospital in Madison.  He was born on Nov. 28, 1940, in Monroe, the son of Walter A. and Vila F. (Wehling) Steiner.  He married Elaine Payne on Sept. 7, 1985, in Beloit.

Puss graduated from Brodhead High School in 1958.  He worked as a mechanist at Warner Brake in South Beloit, Ill., for 15 years and for Martin Automatic in Rockford, Ill., for 27 years.  He was a U.S. Army Veteran and a life member of the Brodhead VFW Post 6858.  Puss enjoyed hunting, fishing, and singing.

He is survived by his wife, Elaine, Brodhead; step-son Jon (Elizabeth Stelzer) Payne, Brodhead; siblings, Franklin (Sandy) Steiner, Freeport, Ill., Kenneth Steiner, Terre Haute, Ind., Carol (Gerald) Olsen, Davis, Ill.; grandson, Caden Payne; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister-in-law, Bethel.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., on Friday, Oct. 14, at the D.L. Newcomer Funeral Home in Brodhead. Burial will be in the Avon Community Cemetery in rural Brodhead.  A visitation will be held on Friday from 9:30 a.m. until time of services at the funeral home.

Online condolences may be made at www.dlnewcomerfuneralhome.com.