Michael Scott Steele
Funeral services for Michael S. Steele, age 56, of Rochester, will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 26, 2015 at the Assemblies of God. The Rev. Lee Freshour will officiate. Interment will be at 12:15 at Concordia Pickerel Lake Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday from 4-6:00 p.m. at Bayview/Freeborn Funeral Home, and one hour prior to the service at the church on Sunday.
Michael died on Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at St. Maryâs Hospital in Rochester.
Michael Scott Steele was born on December 19, 1958, in Albert Lea, the son of Gerald and Delores (Leaf) Steele. He grew up in Albert Lea and graduated from Albert Lea High School in 1977. Michael earned his Bachelorâs Degree from the University of Wisconsin in LaCrosse in the field of Parks and Recreation. Through the years he worked various jobs, most recently in IT for the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. He enjoyed golfing, fishing, and watching the Minnesota Twins and Vikings. He enjoyed his yearly get-together with his college buddies for Oktoberfest. Most of all he enjoyed caring for his mom and sister after his fatherâs death.
Survivors include his mother Delores Steele and his sister Sue Steele.
Michael was preceded in death by his father Gerald, his grandparents Walter and Marie Steele, Erma Steele, and Conrad and Elida Leaf.