S teven Patten age 64, died Saturday October 17, 2020 at Allen Hospital, Waterloo following an extended illness.

Funeral services will be held 1:00 Friday afternoon, October 23, 2020 at St. John's Lutheran Church, rural Monticello where friends may call after 12 noon. Interment will be in the Oakwood Cemetery, Monticello. Pastor Caleb Schewe will officiate at the services. Mask's must be worn and fitted properly over the nose and mouth at all times to enter the church.  Social distancing needs to be practiced as well.  Goettsch Funeral Home, Monticello has taken Steven and his family into their care.

Surviving are 2 sisters, Linda Patten, Marion and Barbara (Dennis) Mordhorst, Soldier, Iowa, 3 nieces Debbie (Aaron) Gress, Jenny (Jason) Neddermeyer and Robin Mordhorst, 4 great-nephews and a great niece.  He was preceded in death by his parents, Robert and Ruth Patten.

Steven Robert Patten was born October 28, 1955 at the John McDonald Hospital, Monticello, Iowa.  He was the son of Robert and Ruth Koch, Patten.  He graduated from the Monticello Community Schools with the class of 1974.  Steve continued his education at Iowa State, the University of Iowa and Kirkwood College.  He was employed in the maintenance department at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Iowa City. Steve later worked at Office Depot.

Prior to his many years of illness, Steven had a great tenor voice, was the Student Council President, a member of the National Honor Society and a member of troop 1683 of the Boy Scouts.   He was also a lifelong member of St. John Lutheran's Church. As an irony he died the exact same day as his father 27 years apart.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Alzheimer's Association of Linn Co. 317 7th Ave SE Ste 402, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401