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Obituary: Donald Steria, 85, Lowville/Croghan
Published: May 26, 2026
By: Provided by Iseneker
Funeral Home
 LOWVILLE/CROGHAN – Donald Steria, 85,
of East Road, Lowville, formerly of Erie Canal Road, Croghan, passed away at
home on Monday May 25, 2026 under the loving care
of his family and Lewis County Hospice.
Donald is
survived by his brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Lillian Steria of
Croghan; a sister-in-law, Savilla Steria of Lowville; 18 nieces and
nephews, 21 great-nieces and great-nephews, and nine great-great nieces and
great-great nephews. He is predeceased
by two brothers and a sister-in-law, Rev. Gilbert Steria; Alvin Steria Jr.
(Doris); and a sister, Helen Steria.
Donald was born
at home in Croghan, NY on December 22, 1940, a son of the late Alvin Steria
Sr. and Laura Roggie Steria. He
attended country school on the Erie Canal Road, and
worked on the family farm. He cut
firewood in Barnes Corners and sold it throughout
the North Country. In his younger
years, he was well known for playing softball in church and county leagues
for many years, and Donnie was also well known for stealing bases. In the wintertime, he loved to play ice
hockey with the neighborhood boys.
He enjoyed hunting and his time in the family sugarbush. For the past few years, Donnie enjoyed
sitting at his family run business, Stony Creek Country Store in Deer
River, where he greeted the customers as they came in. He will be missed.
The funeral
service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday May 28, 2026
at Croghan Mennonite Church with Pastor Sandy Lyndaker, Retired Pastor
Darrell Roggie, Elders, Shawn Bender, and Jim Moshier of Shekinah Mennonite
Fellowship, officiating. Burial will
be in Croghan Mennonite Cemetery. Calling
hours are from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Wednesday May 27, 2026
at Croghan Mennonite Church. Contributions
in his memory may be made to River Valley Mennonite School, P.O. Box 141,
Castorland, NY 13620. Arrangements
are with Iseneker Funeral Home, Inc. Lowville.
Condolences may
be made online at www.isenekerfuneralhome.com .
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