Fred Steele was born on August 7, 1922 in Los Angeles, California to Glenn Steele and Mabel Rains. Sister Maeotta was born in 1925, followed by Nadine in 1929. Tragedy struck the family in September 1930 when Mabel was murdered by a family member. Fred and Maeotta went with their father to live in Washington, while Nadine went to live with family members in Sparks, Nevada. In October 1930, Fred and Maeotta were uprooted again as their father had remarried and the new wife did not want them. They were sent to live with various family members and by the next year were permanently residing with their Aunt Edith and Uncle Chester, who had taken Nadine in. At age 17, Fred was living with the Family in Oregon when he left due to unknown reasons. From 1942-1945 he served in the Army, as a tank driver and won a good conduct medal for the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign. In 1952, Fred married Rose Smego and had one son; Glenn. Father and son shared a great love of trains and to Fred's delight, Glenn was hired on the Santa Fe Railway in the 1970s. After retiring from Safeway Stores after almost 30 years of service, Fred enjoyed spending his time on road trips (particularly chasing his son Glenn's train on a long haul) and visiting with his three grandchildren. Sadly, in 1988; Glenn lost the father he fondly called "Pop". A great loss to the Steele family, but especially Glenn; who was very close with his father. They were reunited once again on March 3, 2015 when Glenn died from traumatic injuries sustained during the Metrolink Oxnard Crash.
Fred Steele was born on August 7, 1922 in Los Angeles, California to Glenn Steele and Mabel Rains. Sister Maeotta was born in 1925, followed by Nadine in 1929. Tragedy struck the family in September 1930 when Mabel was murdered by a family member. Fred and Maeotta went with their father to live in Washington, while Nadine went to live with family members in Sparks, Nevada. In October 1930, Fred and Maeotta were uprooted again as their father had remarried and the new wife did not want them. They were sent to live with various family members and by the next year were permanently residing with their Aunt Edith and Uncle Chester, who had taken Nadine in. At age 17, Fred was living with the Family in Oregon when he left due to unknown reasons. From 1942-1945 he served in the Army, as a tank driver and won a good conduct medal for the European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign. In 1952, Fred married Rose Smego and had one son; Glenn. Father and son shared a great love of trains and to Fred's delight, Glenn was hired on the Santa Fe Railway in the 1970s. After retiring from Safeway Stores after almost 30 years of service, Fred enjoyed spending his time on road trips (particularly chasing his son Glenn's train on a long haul) and visiting with his three grandchildren. Sadly, in 1988; Glenn lost the father he fondly called "Pop". A great loss to the Steele family, but especially Glenn; who was very close with his father. They were reunited once again on March 3, 2015 when Glenn died from traumatic injuries sustained during the Metrolink Oxnard Crash.
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