Steele Cornelius Houx

Steele Houx, 89, of Rancho Cordova passed away peacefully on September 27, 2024.  He was a 60-year resident of Rancho Cordova.  He was born in Reno, NV and raised in Folsom, CA.  He graduated from Folsom High School (1953) and from the University of Nevada (1958).

After proudly serving in the U.S. Army, he worked in the purchasing department at Aerojet and then as a senior buyer and environmental specialist in the Los Rios Community College District from where he retired after 31 years.

Steele loved life.  Over the years he loved backpacking, skiing, camping, traveling, dancing and trains.  He was a great story teller which made him a natural for his role as a volunteer docent at the California State Railroad Museum.  He was a charter member of the Rancho Cordova Elks Club and actively involved in the Sacramento Model Railroad Historical Society and SIR Branch 117.

For 60 years, Steele was an active member of St. John Vianney Parish.  He served as an eucharistic minister and was a lector for many years.  He was a former Grand Knight of the SJV Knights of Columbus and a long-term member of the Mr. and Mrs. Club.

Most of all, Steele truly loved his family.  He was interested in every aspect of their lives and was always there for them.  His family was his greatest source of joy.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Steele and Kathleen Houx, brother George Houx and niece, Judy Muschke.  He is survived by his loving wife of 58 years, Shirley, and his children, Brent Redpath (Gini), Brian Redpath (Colleen) and Kristi Policar (Norm), grandchildren, Brent Redpath (Shannon), Carley Shepherd (Joe), Lindsey Policar, great-grandchildren, Harper and Brady Redpath, sister Aelise Houx-Barr and nieces and nephews.

Steele will be greatly missed by his family and friends.

A funeral mass will be held October 21, 2024 at:

St. John Vianney Catholic Church

10497 Coloma Road

Rancho Cordova, CA

Rosary 9am

Mass 10am