Charles Robert Steetle II

Charles “Bob” Robert Steetle, II, 93, of Utica passed away on December 24, 2024 at home with his family at his side.

Born on July 27, 1931 in Indiana, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Charles Robert and Elizabeth (Lydic) Steetle, Sr.

On November 15, 1952, he married the former Alice Lorraine Heffernan. They were married for 57 years before her passing on August 1, 2009.

Bob was a man of many talents who could fix just about anything. He enjoyed tinkering with small engines and built a go cart. In his younger years, he was the state runner up wrestling champion in high school and was the National Recurve Champion with the trophies to show. As a lifetime member of the Utica Volunteer Fire Department, he was not only a firefighter but also an EMT and taught CPR classes.

He loved to slow dance with his daughters, mostly with his wife. He was a hard worker on his farm raising cows, pigs, and ponies but was passionate about his large vegetable garden.

Bob tried to do his best at everything he could do. He was the number one person to get help fixing something and he would help his community the best way he knew how.

Left to cherish his memory are his children Charles R. Steetle, III, Robin Eakin, Brice A. Steetle, Scott A. Steetle, all of Utica, Keith O. Steetle and his wife, Teresa, of Polk, Karen Steetle of Utica, Todd M. Steetle and his special friend, Kathy Watson of Utica; his numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and his great great grandchildren; and his sister Regina Tate of North Tonawanda, NY.

In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by his daughter, Beth Reed; his granddaughter, his great grandson, his great-granddaughter, his brother, and his 3 sisters.

Family will receive guests at the Gardinier-Warren Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 1315 Chestnut Street, Franklin, on Monday, December 30th from 2 pm to 4 pm and 6 pm to 8 pm.  Funeral services for Bob will be held at the funeral home on Tuesday, December 31st at 11 am with Pastor Tina Kaye, pastor of Utica Presbyterian Church, officiating.

Bob will be laid to rest next to his wife at Millcreek Cemetery, Utica where military honors will be accorded by the V.E.T.S. Honor Guard.

A special thanks goes to his daughter Karen for the wonderful care she gave over the years.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made in Bob’s memory to the Utica Volunteer Fire Department, PO Box 83, Utica, PA 16362.

Please take a moment to share a memory or condolence with the family on Charles’ Book of Memories at www.warrenfh.com