Obituary of Steven Davidson

A funeral service for Steven Davidson of West Okoboji, will be held Saturday, January 5, 2018 at 11:30AM at First Lutheran Church in West Okoboji. Visitation will be on Friday, January 4th from 5:00-7:00pm at Turner Jenness Funeral Home in Milford. On Thursday, December 27, 2018 Steve Davidson, loving husband, father, brother and friend to many passed away at the age of 71. Steve was born on July 21, 1947 in Minneapolis, MN to Donald W. and Vivian M. Davidson. He studied at the University of Minnesota. On July 28, 1968 he married Linda Joan Aspnes. They raised three sons, Scott, Chris and Mike. He was an entrepreneur who started and ran numerous businesses over the years with his wife Linda. He was primarily known for his experience in the grocery business which he worked in for 31 years opening his first store (Steve's Red Owl) in Sibley, Iowa on October 4, 1976. Steve loved living on Lake Okoboji where he enjoyed fishing and going on golf cart rides with his children and grandchildren. His prowess at fantasy football was feared and revered by many of those that lost to him every week within his various leagues. He will be remembered for his fierce loyalty to friends and family, quick wit, love for his community along with his kind and compassionate spirit. Like many of the Davidson men, Steve had an affinity for things that were shiny and blue, especially when it came to gadgets and electronic devices and fishing rods/reels etc… Steve was preceded in death by his father, Donald and his mother, Vivian, his uncle Gordon, and his uncle Richard. He is survived by his wife Linda, his three sons and daughters in-law, Scott and Nora, Chris and Kim and Mike and Kayren, his six grandchildren, Grace, Stella, Grant, Porter, Guy and Grayson (Boo Bear), his brothers Kent and Darrell, and many cousins, nieces and nephews.