Steven "Steve" Dale Brouwer, of Alvarado, Texas passed away surrounded by his family on Feb. 19, 2016.

Steve is survived by his loving wife of 23 years, Jeannie Brouwer of Alvarado, Texas; his mother, Linda Harding of Tony; his mother-in-law, Ingrid Jones of Carrollton, Texas; his children: Michael Koerner of Mesquite, Texas; Kristin and Christopher Gandy of Mesquite, Texas; his grandson Emmitt, his sister Annette Kromrey of Independence; his sister, Kim Krueger (and Kasey) of Abbottsford; his brother, Tom Harding of Tony; his brother, Peter Brouwer (and Lauren) of Holbrook, Mass.; his sister, Carol Brouwer of Holbrook, Mass; his sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Tonie and Mike Daly of Richardson, Texas; his sister, Phyllis Faulkner (and Charles) of South Carolina; his sister, Jessica Morse of South Carolina; his brother, Richard Harding, Jr. of Wisconsin; and his sister, Sharon Harding of Wisconsin. Steve also leaves behind many nieces and nephews and other family members and friends in Texas, Wisconsin, Massachusetts and Germany.

A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 19 at Riverside Cemetery in Ladysmith. Military honors will be provided by the Ladysmith Veterans Association. All are invited to join the family following the service at the VMA in Ladysmith.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to Homes for our Troops (hfotusa.org), which builds new adaptive homes for wounded veterans, or StandUp2Cancer (standup2cancer.org).