Charles Stepan, Jr. of Winnie died Wednesday, November 17, 2004 in M.D. Anderson Hospital in Houston.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00a.m. Saturday at St. Louis Catholic Church in Winnie under the direction of Broussard’s, 134 W. Buccaneer Dr., Winnie. Burial will follow in Memory Gardens in Nederland. A gathering of family and friends will be 5-8:00 p.m. Friday evening at the funeral home with a rosary recited at 7:00 p.m.
A resident of the Port Arthur-Winnie area since 1947, Charles was retired from Texaco refinery. Although known for his love of raising and grafting pecan trees, he was an avid fisherman, hunter and a former world champion duck caller.
Mr. Stepan is survived by his wife, Dorothy Stepan of Winnie; sons, Ron Stepan and his wife Georgette of LaBelle, and Jerry, and his wife Pat of Fannett; daughters Viki Lozano and her husband, Jim of Lufkin, and Karrie Clayton and her husband, Martin of Leander; sisters, Shirley Kleypa of Groves, and Rita Kleypas and her husband Geprge of Waco; eleven grandchildren and six great grandchildren.
