Steven Leonard Hunter, 55, of Ellenton, Florida; Funeral service will be held at 11:30 a.m., Friday, June 14, 2013 at Sarasota National Cemetery, 9810 State Road 72, Sarasota, Florida 34241 with Kirby Stewart, American Legion Post 24, to officiate. A celebration of life will be held on July 7, 2013 at 2:00-5:00 p.m. at Florence Christian Church, 300 Main St., Florence, KY 41042; visitation will be held from 2:00-3:00 with the service beginning at 3:00 p.m.
A native of Cincinnati, Ohio and a local resident since 2013, when he moved here from Florence, Kentucky, he was a retired mail handler for the United States Post Office; attended Union Baptist Church in Union, Kentucky; a US Army Veteran and a member of the DAV (Disabled American Veteran) Association.
Steven was born on January 30, 1958 and passed away at the Bay Pines VA Medical Center, Bay Pines, Florida on May 14, 2013. He is survived by his loving family: his wife, Katherine Hunter of Ellenton, Florida; a son, Matthew Karschner and his wife, Christal of Florence, Kentucky; a daughter, Rebekah Lutsch and her husband, Chris of Ellenton, Florida; his mother, Georgia Hunter of Loveland, Ohio; two sisters; Vicki Mitchell of Milford, Ohio and Kim Lewis of Loveland, Ohio and five grandchildren: CJ Lutsch, Jordan Lutsch, Kaylee Lutsch, Antonia Karschner and Lillian Karschner.
In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to any of the following orginazations:
Bay Pines Healthcare System- Hospice Unit, Ward 5C, PO Box 5005, Bay Pines, FL 33744;
Bay Pines Healthcare System- Fisher House, Ward 5C, PO Box 5005, Bay Pines, FL 33744;
Boone County Animal Care & Control, 5643 Idlewild Road , Burlington, KY, 41005
Veterans Funeral Care
727-524-9202
So sorry Kathy to hear about Steve. I texted Dave about his passing. I know he has been in bad shape for a long time, but always thought he would get that liver transplant, so I was surprised. Prayers with you and the family.
I am so sorry about your dear husband, you and your family will be in my prayers.
So sorry Kathy to hear about Steve, I had hoped he was getting better with retirement. Keeping you and your family in my prayers. God Bless you!
My heart breaks for all of you. Steven’s journey in heaven has begun, but you will be left with a big void even knowing he is at peace. My thoughts and prayers are with you as travel this journey of grief and loss.
Lovingly,
Sheila Cunningham
Vicki and I have been going over Steve’s baby pictures and we still are having a very hard time. What a good guy he was. Our consolation is that he knew Christ as his Savior.
SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT YOUR HUSBAND’s passing it really upset me i am thinking about you and your family love brenda chandler
Kathy,
I’m so sorry to hear of Steven’s passing. Please know prayers are coming your way for you and your family.
We are sending you all our love and thoughts. There is not much we can do except let you know that we are there with you in spirit. It so hard when you lose a loved one. Take care and if there is anything we can do please let us know. Laura and Andy Lutsch
My family and I would like to send out all of our prayers and condolences to Steve and his Family. If I could cry a stairway to heaven and memory was a lane I would bring him back home. Sorry for your lost RIP Steven.
Just thinking of a good guy again, we really miss you Steve. Wishing all the families that Steve touched comfort in that he knew Christ!
See you in the sweet bye and bye Steve.
Missing you a lot today and everyday that is Steve & PawPaw. Everytime we see a bird Jordan says there is PawPaw & lets out a little laugh. Kaylee ask a ton everyday where you are & when you are coming home we just remind her that you are with Jesus, but you know all of that because you are watching over us. It’s so hard to believe that you are gone and there was so much we wanted to experience with you here in FL that we are sad it will not happen. We are glad that you are not sick and not feeling well anymore and are in a better place able to watch over us as we carry on. We talk about you always & say how much we miss you. Hard to believe it’s 2 weeks tomorrow that you went home to be with our God! Love you & miss you..