Jakob John Steiger was born on October 27, 1886, in Bern, Switzerland. The son of Johannes Steiger and Katarina Bauman Steiger. He married Lena Mays in 1916. Their children are Margaret May Steiger and Annie Bernice Steiger. He worked at Centre College in Danville, he retired after 41 years of service, where he had been their Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds. He died on January 19, 1978, in Boyle, Kentucky, at the age of 91.
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The Advocate-Messenger
19 Jan 1978, Thu ·Page 3
John J. Steiger
John Jacob Steiger, 91, of 247 Maple Ave., died at 8:30 a.m. today at Ephraim McDowell Memorial Hospital after a short illness.
Mr. Steiger was retired having served 41 years as superintendent of Buildings and Grounds at Centre College.
He was born Oct. 27, 1886, in Bern, Switzerland. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Lena Steiger; two daughters, Mrs. Walter (Margaret) Yeider of Yountville, Calif, and Mrs. Harold M. (Ann) Rice of Dunedin, Fla.; one half-sister, Mrs. J.P. Smith of Laguna Hills, Calif.; 11 grandchildren and four greatgrandchildren.
The body is at Stith Funeral Home and friends may call after 2 p.m. Friday. Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
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The Lexington Herald
20 Jan 1978, Fri ·Page 8
John J. Steiger
DANVILLE — John Jacob Steiger, 91, of 247 Maple Avenue, husband of Lena Steiger, and a retired superintendent of buildings and grounds for Centre College, died Thursday after a short illness. Visitation after 2 pm today at Stith Funeral Home. Other arrangements are incomplete.
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The Advocate-Messenger
20 Jan 1978, Fri ·Page 3
John J. Steiger
Services for John" Jacob Steiger, 91, of 247 Maple Ave., who died Thursday morning at Ephraim McDowell Memorial Hospital, will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Presbyterian Church. The Rev. Ben Jacobson will officiate.
Friends may call at Stith Funeral Home.
The family requests that expression of sympathy take the form of donations to the Presbyterian Church Building Fund.
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The Advocate-Messenger
22 Jan 1978, Sun ·Page 18
John J. Steiger
Serving as pallbearers for the funeral of John Jacob Steiger, 91, of 247 Maple Ave., were Robert Tarkington, Willis Hankla, John Rice, William Rice, Don Yeider, C.T. Hazelrigg, Edward Rail and Jack Ritter.
The funeral was held Saturday at the Presbyterian Church with burial in Bellevue Cemetery.
Mr. Steiger died Thursday morning at Ephraim McDowell Memorial Hospital, Danville. Stith Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements.