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Obituary: Alvin Steria, Jr., 81, Croghan
Published: August 08, 2025
By: Provided by Iseneker
Funeral Home
Alvin Steria, Jr.
 CROGHAN – Alvin Steria,
Jr., 81, of Erie Canal Road, passed away on Thursday, August 7, 2025 at Samaritan Keep Home, Watertown.
The funeral
service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, August 11, 2025
at Croghan Mennonite Church with Pastors Paul Mast and Bruce Roggie
officiating. Burial
will be in Croghan Mennonite Cemetery.
There are no calling hours. Contributions
in his memory may be made to Croghan Mennonite Church, PO Box 68, Croghan,
NY 13327 or Alzheimer’s Association,
5015 Campuswood Drive, Suite 102, East Syracuse,
NY 13057.
He is survived by
three children, James E. Steria of Croghan; Dawn and Alan Jantzi of
Croghan; Sheryl and Stephen Virkler of Castorland; six grandchildren and 7
great-grandchildren; his siblings,
Donald Steria of Lowville; Robert and Lillian Steria of Croghan; a
sister-in-law, Savilla Steria of Lowville; several nieces, nephews and
cousins. He is predeceased by his
beloved wife, Doris; a sister, Helen Steria; and a brother, Rev. Gilbert
Steria.
Alvin was born on
May 4, 1944, a son of the late Alvin Sr. and Laura
Roggie Steria. He attended country school on the Erie Canal Road. On September 14, 1968, he married Doris
Marie Roggie at Lowville Mennonite Church with Rev. Lloyd Boshart
officiating. Alvin took over the family farm in the late 1970s, and
together with his wife owned and operated the farm for many years until
their retirement. The family was
also maple sugar producers for many years.
Alvin was a
member of Croghan Mennonite Church, where he was a youth sponsor and car
parker. He enjoyed keeping busy,
playing softball as a pitcher in his younger years. Alvin enjoyed the outdoors, cutting wood,
gardening and hunting.
Condolences may
be made online at www.isenekerfuneralhome.com
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