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Jerry D. Steele

Jerry D. Steele

Jerry D. Steele, 80, of New Haven, passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2022, peacefully at home. Jerry was born August 17, 1942, in Batesville, IN. He served in the United States Army in Korea. Jerry was the CEO at Indiana Medical Associates retiring in 2008 and enjoyed his retirement years in Naples, FL. He was passionate about sports and coached youth baseball for many years, He loved all things Indiana University, Cincinnati Reds and Indiana high school basketball. He spent his leisure time playing golf.

Jerry is survived by his wife, Paula; sons, Rocky (Pam) Steele, Scott (Lauren) Steele; daughters, Renee (Joe) Sallee, Jerilyn (Boris) Koroncevicius; stepdaughters, Tina (Nikko) Mageo, Camille Darnell; stepson Raymond (Liz) Darnell; brother, Jim (Kay) Steele; former spouse, Janet Steele, 11 grandchildren, Dana, Autumn, Casey, Cory, Shon, Ashlee, Todd, Alec, Jacob, Julia and Maxwell and 16 great grandchildren.

Jerry was preceded in death by his sister, Beverly Everhart.

Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Saturday, September 17, 2022, at Divine Mercy Funeral Home, 3500 Lake Ave. with calling two hours prior. Visitation was held 5-7 p.m. Friday, September 16, 2022, at the funeral home. Private entombment will be in Covington Memorial Gardens Cemetery.

Memorial contributions may be made to Cancer Services of NE Indiana.

To sign the online guest book, go to www.divinemercyfuneralhome.com.