Steven Manthe

Steven E. Manthe age 56 of Waseca, died suddenly on Saturday, August 16, 2008 at his home.    Visitation will be held on Monday, August 18th from 3 to 8 p.m. at McRaith Funeral Home in Waseca. In lieu of flowers memorials are preferred to St. Paul Lutheran Church, American Heart Association, or Alzheimer's Research.    Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, August 19th at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Waseca with Rev. Terry Quick officiating. Interment with military honors will be in the Woodville Cemetery following memorial services.    Steven Earl was born on February 4, 1952 in Waseca, Minnesota to Earl and Nathalie (Tetzloff) Manthe. He was a 1970 graduate of Waseca Central High School. Steve served his country in the U.S. Navy. He was united in marriage to Denise Thomson on August 25, 1973. Steve worked in the printing industry his entire career, and in 1988 he started Clear Lake Press in Waseca. Steve was very active in his church and the Waseca community, and loved time spent with his family.    He is survived by his wife Denise of Waseca, and his children Nathan Manthe and his fiancé Reanna Robinson of Mankato, and Krysta Manthe and Brady Metcalf of Milwaukee, and his grandchildren Sabrena Meyer, Alexander Manthe, Luka Manthe and Michael Metcalf; by his siblings Allan (Jena) Manthe of Waseca, Susan Miller of Minneapolis, Cheryl (Jim) Sybilrud of Waseca, Kathy Manthe of Minneapolis, and Tom (Beth) Manthe of Chaska; by his mother-in-law Florentine Thomson of Waseca and his brother-in-law Greg (Sonja) Thomson of Waterville; by many nieces and nephews, aunts and uncles and extended family and friends.    He was preceded in death by his parents, and his maternal and paternal grandparents