White Funeral Home
1315 Main Street
Jesup, Iowa 50648

Jesup –John P. Steils, 59 years old of Jesup, IA died at his home Saturday, October 4, 2014, of an apparent heart attack.

Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. – Wednesday, October 8, 2014, at St. Athanasius Catholic Church, Jesup, with burial in the church cemetery.  Visitation will be after 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 7^th at the White Funeral Home, Jesup, where there will be a Parish Rosary at 3:00 p.m. and Vigil Service at 7:00 p.m.  Visitation will continue for an hour before services Wednesday at the church. Memorials may be directed to the family.  

John was born March 16, 1955, in Waterloo, IA the son of Charles Mathew Steils and Rose Marie (Clevenger) Steils.  He graduated from Jesup High School with the class of 1973 and attended Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo.  On July 28, 1979, he was united in marriage to Michelle Rebecca Piasecki at St. Athanasius Catholic Church in Jesup.  He was employed as a machinist at John Deere in Waterloo, retiring in 2010.  He was a member of UAW Local 838 in Waterloo.  John enjoyed sports, a Hawkeye and Minnesota Viking fan, but spending time with his grandchildren was to his delight.

John is survived by his wife, Michelle of Jesup; one son, Matthew (Jessica) Steils of Waterloo; one daughter, Liza Steils of Jesup; 5 grandchildren; his parents, Charles and Rose Steils of Gilbertville; three brothers, Glenn Steils of Gilbertville, Marvin (Laura) Steils of Evansdale, Mark (Laurie) Steils of Ft. Worth, TX; four sisters, Cindy Balvanz of Waterloo, Patty Steils of Raymond, Theresa (Mike) Quistorff of Waterloo, Ann (Virgil) Eilers of Evansdale.  He was preceded in death by his grandparents.

White Funeral Home, Jesup, IA, is in charge of the arrangements.