Steven Daniel Cade's Obituary
Steven passed away peacefully on November 7, 2021 after a long battle against dementia, with his wife and daughters by his side. Steve was born on March 27, 1957, in St. Helens to David and Phyllis (Sapp) Cade. He attended McBride Elementary, St. Helens Junior High and graduated from St. Helens High School in 1975. A month after graduation, he was hired at Boise Cascade Paper Mill. He was employed there for 35 years until medical issues forced retirement. He married Debra Houghtelling on Jan 3, 1976, and they had three daughters.
He enjoyed volunteer work. He and Debra ran the concessions stand at the high school for the St. Helens Booster Club for 10 years. During his retirement years, he volunteered at the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office where he was twice voted Volunteer of the Year. He also volunteered in Jean Miller’s Kindergarten Classroom where he was featured on KATU’s Everyday Heroes in 2017.
He was a great man and will be deeply missed. He is survived by his wife of 45 years, Debra; his three daughters, Karee (Scott) Steinhauser, Kimberlee (Toby) Carlson, and Kellee (Gerald) Gallagher; his mom, Phyllis; his sister, Sue (Mick) Stratton; brother, Craig (Monica) Cade. He was Papa to his grandchildren, Haylee, Jesse, Ty, Cadee and Toby Jr and two great grandsons, Jackson and Jace. He is also survived by many aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews that love their Uncle Steve.
He was preceded in death by his father, David; brother, Doug; and grandson, Marciano.
Celebration of life will be held Saturday November 13, 2021 at 12:30pm at Columbia River FourSquare Church.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Steve’s name can be made to St. Helens Booster Club P.O. Box 321 St. Helens, OR 97051.
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