February 2024 Bandstand Flag Notice
John Pendleton Steel Jr.
John Pendleton Steel Jr.
September 24, 1943 – October 10, 2023
The United States Army and Army Reserves
US Army Signal Corps
While in college at Colorado State University, John served in ROTC; after graduating, he enlisted in the Army on October 24, 1966. He served in the Army Signal Corps in Panama and Nicaragua and was discharged as a Captain on December 25, 1969 at Fort Clayton in the Panama Canal Zone.
Following his discharge, he and his wife, Cynthia made their home in Colorado Springs for a few years and then moved to Greeley, where the family lived for 35 years. For most of his career, John served as CFO of Salud Family Health Center in Greeley. He retired in 2014. John moved to Oskaloosa in 2020 to be close to his son Scott and his family.
Contact Shawn Langkamp at Langkamp Funeral Chapel & Crematory at 641-672-2181 or www.langkampfuneralchapel.com on the Contact-Us-Link if you are interested in honoring a deceased veteran with the flag above the bandstand.
