Former Montrose Resident
Feb. 25, 1938 — March 8, 2008
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Peter Steven
Published/Last Modified on Wednesday, March 19, 2008 4:13 AM MDT
Peter Steven
Former Montrose Resident
Feb. 25, 1938 — March 8, 2008
PAYSON, Ariz. — Peter Steven passed on peacefully at home in Payson on March 8, 2008. He was born Feb. 25, 1938 in Plainfield, N.J., the son of the late Andrew and Althea (Noyes) Steven. His sister, Pam Mershon, preceded him in heaven, survived by her children, Tod and Karen. Peter received his B.A. degree in English on a Ford Fellowship from the University of Denver and completed graduate studies at Colorado State University. He served in the U.S. Army as a clinic medic in Germany. Peter taught for 29 years in elementary and secondary schools in Fairplay, Littleton and Montrose, Colo. He initiated a remedial reading program and ski club for children, along with a writing course for adults. Peter enjoyed a lifelong love for learning being an avid reader and studied in Heidelberg, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Las Cruces, Reno and Gunnison. Other activities included photography, golf, tennis, racquetball, skiing, fishing, walking in the mountains/parks and visiting. Peter will always be lovingly remembered and appreciated by Pamela (Falk) Steven, his wife of 31 wonderful years, as well as family and friends in Arizona, Ohio, New Mexico and Colorado. In keeping with Peter’s “Have a good time” outlook, a memorial celebration of his life will take place Saturday, March 29, at 11 a.m., at Mount Cross Lutheran Church, 601 E. Highway 260 in Payson. Contributions in memory of Peter may be made to a charity of the donor’s choice or Payson Regional Home Health Agency, 215 N. Beeline Highway, Payson, AZ 85541.
Former Montrose Resident
Feb. 25, 1938 — March 8, 2008
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