Edward Steinblock

Published 12:00 am Friday, May 21, 2010

Edward Allen Steinblock, 67, of St. Cloud died on Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at the St. Cloud Veterans Administration Hospital.
Mr. Steinblock was born on March 10, 1943, at Lake City, Iowa, the son of Almond and Helen (Barr) Steinblock. He attended school in Lake City, Iowa, and later Austin, where he graduated from Central High School in 1962. He enlisted in the United States Navy on Aug. 15, 1963. He served his country as an electrician’s mate aboard the USS Charles Sperry. He received his honorable discharge on June 28, 1967.
Ed was united in marriage to Judy Ann Lukes on May 11, 1967, at Maple View, Minn. One son, Jason, was born to this union. He then attended Austin Vocational School for three years, studying electronics. They then moved to Waseca, Minn. where he worked for E.F. Johnson Company where he was employed until 1981. He then taught industrial electronics at St. Cloud Technical College until 1993. He then retired from teaching and went to work for Paulau Electronics, a defense contractor, at Camp Ripley at Little Falls, Minn., until 1997 when he went to work at Artisan Technology at Redwood Falls, Minn. He has been a St. Cloud resident since 1981.
He was a member of St. Cloud Amateur Radio Club. His call sign was KØVU.
He is survived by his wife, Judy, and son, Jason, both of St. Cloud, Minn.; his mother, Helen Steinblock of Rice Lake, Wis.; three brothers, Richard (Debbie) Steinblock of Austin, Ronnie (Anita) Steinblock of Cameron, Wis., and Dewayne (Sue) Steinblock of Barron, Wis.; one sister, Carole (Kevin) Ziebell of Lewiston, Minn.; several nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.
He was preceded in death by his dad, Almond; sister, Mary, and her husband, Roger Davis.
Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 22, 2010, at the Daniel Funeral Home in St. Cloud, Minn. Burial was private at the Minnesota State Veteran’s Cemetery at Little Falls, Minn. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at Daniel Funeral Home.
Memorials are preferred.