Steven William Bockting passed away peacefully in his sleep on Monday morning, April 11, 2022, at Hermann District Area Hospital.
Steve was born in Morrison, MO, on October 23, 1948, the son of the late William C. and Eveline C. (Layne) Bockting. He was the husband of Donna (Schweerkotting) Bockting. They were united in marriage on August 26, 1972, at Assumption Church in Morrison, MO.
Steve was a member of St. George Parish; St. George Cemetery Committee, Hermann; Mississippi Valley Equipment Association board from 1999-2005, serving as president in 2004; Frene Valley Investment Club; Ham Breakfast Club; and the Fraternal Order of Eagles #1328.
Steve started working at a young age for Wolf Brothers Cattle Farm and continued until he graduated from high school in 1967. He then started working at Bockting Farm Equipment in Morrison. In the early 1980s, he drove for Beauford Transfer Trucking Co. and Hines Implement part-time. In 1986, Steve and his father-in-law, Lyonel Schweerkotting, purchased the John Deere Dealership that became L & S Equipment in Hermann, which Steve co-owned and operated until 2010.
Farming was a passion of his; he loved to be busy working on equipment and especially putting up hay. He enjoyed going on fishing trips with friends and family. He loved traveling with friends and especially his family. You could often see Steve attending his grandchildren’s sporting events and activities. Every year around Steve’s birthday, he looked forward to having a family/friends hayride at his home.
Steve is survived by his wife, Donna, of almost 50 years; son, Todd Bockting of Hermann; two daughters, Tricia Rohlfing of Washington and Tara Englert and husband Brian of Hermann; five grandchildren, Joshua, Kyle and Trey Rohlfing and Sydney and Beau Englert; brothers, Allen Bockting of Rancho Cucamonga, CA, David Bockting of New Haven, MO, and Bob Schowengerdt of Morrison, MO; and sisters, Nancy Dillahunt of Pershing, MO, and Janet Bartok of Sedalia, MO.
He is preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Darrell Bockting and William Bockting; and a sister, Ruth Ann Rudroff.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, April 19th, from 2 to 8 p.m. at Toedtmann and Grosse Funeral Home in Hermann. Funeral Mass will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at St. George Church in Hermann. Burial will follow at St. George Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials may be given to Hermann Area Crusade Against Cancer, St. George Parish or St. George School. ℅ Toedtmann & Grosse Funeral Home.
