Stephen Scanlan

Osceola

Stephen James Scanlan, 63, of Osceola died Thursday, Oct. 5, 2017, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.

Memorial services will be 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, at Kale Funeral Home, 301 S. Main St., in Osceola with the Rev. Phil Coe officiating. Visitation with family present will be from 3 to 4 p.m. Sunday, prior to services. Cremation was entrusted to the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be directed to his family. Online condolences may be left at www.kalefuneralhome.com.

Stephen James Scanlan, son of James Cosmos Scanlan and Margaret Petrison Scanlan, was born April 8, 1954, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Steve lived most of his life in the Pennsylvania and New Jersey area. He was an engineer.

On June 22, 2002, Steve married Diedra Gunkel at Lansdale, Pennsylvania. Steve then moved to Osceola.

Stephen is survived by his wife Diedra Scanlan of Osceola; daughter Wendy Scanlan of Chapel Hill, New Jersey; son Brian (Staci) Scanlan of Deptford, New Jersey; grandchildren, Julian, Jordyn, Aubrey and Ella; sisters, Laura (Steve) Barnett of Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Eileen Rinehimer of Perkasie, Pennsylvania; brother Sean Scanlan of Quakerstown, Pennsylvania; nephew Christopher; stepchildren, Trey, Sarah and Katy Critz; as well as other relatives and friends.

Steve was preceded in death by his parents, James and Margaret Scanlan.