HOUSTY, Steve

Today's News-Herald, Lake Havasu City, AZ >>> Published on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 <<< Steve Housty, 67, of Lake Havasu City, (formerly of Hammond and Dyer, Indiana) left this world March 25, 2017 to go onto a better place. He was born in Hammond, Indiana July 23, 1949. Steve graduated from Hammond Technical Vocational High School in 1967. He worked at LTV Steel, LaSalle Steel, and Cargill, all located in Hammond, Ind. Steve loved to scuba dive in his younger days and travel. He was a cancer survivor for over sixteen years. Steve and his wife Melanie moved to Lake Havasu City in 2010, where Melanie will remain. Even after death, Steve is still a giving person, as he was an organ donor, giving eyes, skin, bone and cartilage, so others can benefit. Steve is preceded in death by his parents Steve and Adelgunde Housty. He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Melanie Housty of Lake Havasu City, brother John (Shannon) Housty of Crown Point, Ind., sisters Mary (Dale) Ericson and Heidi (Frank) Allegato both of Lakeland, Fla., and many nieces, nephews, in-laws, friends, and their beloved cats, Spot and Jazmin. In lieu of flowers, Steve and his family ask that any donations be made to either Hospice of Havasu, P.O. Box 597, Lake Havasu City, Arizona 86405 or to Hospice of the Calumet Area, 600 Superior Avenue, Munster, Indiana 46321. Services were placed in the care of Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home. Thoughts and condolences can be made to the Housty family at www.lietz-frazefuneralhome.com. To send a free card to the Housty family, go to www.sendoutcards/lietzfraze.