Funeral services will be held Feb. 12 at the Scranton Community Center for Steve Hunter, 53, of Bayard. A private family interment will take place at Willow Township Cemetery, Scranton.
Steven George Hunter, son of Richard and Kathryn (Wailes) Hunter, was born February 6, 1971, in Carroll. He passed away at his home in Bayard on February 7, 2024, at the age of 53 years.
Steven grew up in Scranton and graduated from Jefferson-Scranton High School in 1989. He attended Iowa State University and graduated in 1993 with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. He then began farming and working for Hunter Farms.
On February 21, 1998, Steven was united in marriage to Stephanie Ottoson at the Bayard Church of Christ. They were the proud parents of three children: Alexis, Ashley, and Jacob.
Steven loved to spend time with his family in Okoboji boating and going to concerts at the lake. He enjoyed playing the guitar and he liked to golf along with many other hobbies. He loved spending time with his granddaughter Lyla Rose and his children. He was always the life of the party and had a contagious smile. He loved farming with his family and knew how to fix anything. To know him was to love him.
Steven is preceded in death by his mother-in-law Jackie Ottoson; his grandparents George and Mildred Hunter; his grandmother Margaret Wailes McDonald; and his brother-in-law Larry Dunbar.
He is survived by his wife Stephanie Hunter of Bayard; his children Alexis Hunter (Tyler) of Scranton, Ashley Hunter (Gavin) of Bagley, and Jacob Hunter (Bailey) of Scranton, IA; his granddaughter Lyla Rose; his parents Richard and Kathryn Hunter of Scranton; his brothers Brian Hunter (Jo) and Scott Hunter (Heidi) of Scranton; his father-in-law, Keith Ottoson of Des Moines; his brother-in-law Scott Ottoson of North Liberty; his sisters-in-law Lisa Leckliter (Seth) of Solon, Melissa Johnson (Aaron) of Cambridge, and Jenna Specht (Phil) of Stuart; nieces and nephews; other relatives; and friends.
In lieu of flowers the family request memorials to the Bayard Church of Christ in Bayard. The family is assisted by Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home, 515-386-2171.
