Obituary of Frank Edward Steiger

STEIGER, Frank Edward Born 1939-04-02-. Passed away on Thursday March 14,2013, surrounded by his family after a very long amazing battles with illness at the age of 73. The devoted husband of Twila (Cosby) and proud devoted father of Mark, Joel (Portia), and Kyle (Chantal). Lovingly called "Grumpy Poppa" by his five grandchildren Brock, Bergen, Adeline, Beck, and Isabella. Predeceased by his parents Frank and Anna (Schmidt) Steiger (York Cleaners). Loving and devoted brother to Betty (and the late Corky) Nicol. Respected and loved by his nephews and nieces David (Marsha) Nicol, Vicki (Fred) Tomczyk, Beth (Arndt) Schreiner, and sister in law Gail Friesen, brother in laws John and Jim Cosby. Great Uncle to many loving nephews and neices. Frank was a self-educated man and entrepreneur. He owned "Northern Natural Stone" in the 1970's. Many homes from that era have his fireplace stone. He was well known by the builders in the Niagara Peninsula. Frank later began his own trucking business, " Frank Steiger Trucking" , hauling aggregate to many of the highways and construction sites throughout the Niagara Peninsula, Hamilton and Burlington areas. Frank was very proud of his Western Star truck. He was direct, honest and loyal to a fault. He could always be relied on to deliver. In his earlier years, Frank was well known on the Stock Car Circuit as "No. 55". He loved the competition in both trucking and racing. Frank was well informed in history and geography. He pursued welding and was able to design and build anything he set his mind to do. His passion for the North (Deep Bay - Nobel, Ontario) led him to build his much loved cottage. The great joy for him was to sit and gaze at his many accomplishments with the Maple Leaf flying over the lapping waters of his Deep Bay. Most importantly was his desire to pass on his many facets of knowledge and expertise to his much loved sons. His avid interest in the history of trucking, railways, canals, and geography never went amiss. He will be greatly missed by his family, relatives, and friends. Cremation has taken place and a celebration of his life will be at a later date. A special thanks to Dr. Martin Samosh , Oncology Staff and Nurses for their great care and concern. Many heartfelt thanks to Dr. Richard Wells and Staff of Odette Cancer Centre Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto. Funeral arrangements entrusted to the GEORGE DARTE FUNERAL HOME, 585 Carlton St., St. Catharines. In Lieu of Flowers, donations to the St. Catharines General Hospital Foundation - Oncology, and/or to Sunnybrook Hospital Foundation - Oncology will be greatly appreciated by the family.