- KANAWHA — Colleen (Steenblock) Kaster, 48, of Clear Lake, formerly of Kanawha, died Saturday (Oct. 16, 2004) at her residence. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the United Methodist Church, 402 N. Main St. in Kanawha, with the Rev. Cynthia Morrison officiating. Burial will take place at Amsterdam Cemetery in Goodell. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Ewing Dugger Funeral Home, 118 E. Second St. in Kanawha, and will continue one hour prior to services on Thursday at the church. Colleen Renee Steenblock, the daughter of Harvey and Dorothy (Gano) Steenblock was born Dec. 3, 1955, in Belmond. She was raised on a farm southeast of Kanawha until her father passed away in 1968. At that time, the family moved into Kanawha. Colleen graduated from Kanawha High School in 1974. She was confirmed in the United Methodist Church in Kanawha. As a child, Colleen enjoyed spending time swinging on the swings and playing with Barbies. She and her daughter, Kelsie, loved to shop, fish, and spend quality time together. Colleen had beautiful handwriting and would spend hours practicing her calligraphy. She never gave a gift without writing a note or a limerick to include with it, she always thought of others before herself. Colleen was a former member of the Kanawha United Methodist Church. Colleen is survived by her husband, Robert Kaster, of Forest City; daughter, Kelsie, of Forest City; her mother, Dorothy Steenblock, of Kanawha; two sisters, Susan (James) Adams of Webster City and Brenda Steenblock of Belmond; two brothers, Michael (Patricia) Mongan of Fulton, Miss. and Ralph Steenblock of Kanawha; three nephews, Bruce, Clint, and Joshua; great-niece Katelyn; aunt and uncle Richard (Rhea) Steenblock of Belmond; brother-in-law Randy; three sisters-in-law, Sharon, Deanna, and Penny; and numerous cousins. She was preceded in death by her father, Harvey, in 1968; grandparents, father-in-law Robert; sister-in-law Jody, as well as numerous aunts and uncles.
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