Joseph George Steen's Obituary
Joseph George Steen, beloved husband and father, passed away on Saturday, August 24, 2013 in Fredericksburg, VA of natural causes. He was 81 years old.
Joseph was a 1949 graduate of Fort Hill High School in Cumberland, Maryland. Joseph served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean Conflict. Following his military service, he obtained an undergraduate degree in Education from Frostburg State Teachers College and a master’s degree in Vocational Counseling from Virginia Commonwealth University. Joseph retired from the Maryland Department of Rehabilitation in 2000, where he had worked for 35 years as a vocational rehabilitation engineer.
Joseph was active for more than 40 years in local historic reenactment communities in Maryland and Virginia, as well as being an active member of the Saint Andrew’s Society of Baltimore and the Saint Andrew’s Society of Fredericksburg, the Robert Burns Society of Annapolis, and Clan Ferguson of North America.
He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Marjorie Lewis Steen, his four children, James, Michael, Amanda, and Andrew, and four grandchildren. On September 6, 2013 at 2:30 there will be a graveside service at the Maryland Veteran’s Cemetery in Crownsville, Maryland.
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