Gordon "Lewis" Steiner, 84

Gordon Lewis Steiner was born Nov. 15, 1941 in Henderson. He died April 12, 2026 of heart failure due to Alzheimer’s in New Richmond, Wis., and will be buried at Farm Creek Cemetery near Henderson where his parents, brother and several other relations are also laid to rest.
Lewis was the second son of Eloise and Gordon Steiner of Henderson. He grew up on a farm and graduated from Henderson HS, and received a Bachelors of Science degree from Iowa State University in Electrical Engineering. He married Judy Viner in Dec. 5, 1959, and had two children, Annette and Michael. His career moved them from Iowa to Minnesota, then California, and Massachusetts.
Lewis was an electrical engineer for Honeywell in Minneapolis with a top secret federal clearance working on guidance systems for the Apollo Space Program. He later became a hardware engineer in the computer division in California. Lewis received many awards and has several patents from his long computer engineering career.
Lewis was a talented singer, a jokester, and often cheated at board games. He held many leadership positions at the Methodist Church in Milford, Massachusetts, where he also sang in the choir. He enjoyed square dancing, walking with neighbors, reading science magazines, playing Sudoku and all the pets that graced the household. Lewis enjoyed travel to different countries and tropical islands for work and leisure and made time to visit all 50 states.
Lewis and Judy retired to Wisconsin in 2005 to play with grandchildren, grow flowers in the yard, and watch birds. Together they enjoyed parties, Steiner reunions, vacations, and weddings during retirement.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Gordon T. Steiner and B. Eloise Steiner; sister, Kay Roberts; and brother, Steve Steiner.
Lewis is survived by his wife Judy of New Richmond; his children, daughter Annette of Hollywood, Calif.; son, Michael and wife Ruth, grandchildren Kadie and Max of New Richmond Wis.; his sister, Susan Deitchler and husband Douglas and family of Lincoln, Neb.; sister, Mary Norris and husband Steve and family of Omaha, Neb.; and his brother, Phillip Steiner, of Omaha, Neb.