Stephen Fabian, Jr.

Stephen "Steve" Fabian, Jr., 89, of Punta Gorda passed away Dec. 18, 2017. He was the only son and grew up with 3 older sisters of Myrtle and Stephen Fabian, Sr. He was born Aug. 10, 1928 in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. In 1945 he joined the Army during WWII. Later he met his future wife, our mother Gertrude Ann Kacinko and in 1947 he married her. In 1949 after leaving the Army he started working at Honeywell and later that year Gert and Steve had their first of many children. During their 26 years of marriage, they had 5 sons, Stephen, David, Richard, Edward and Michael and 1 daughter, Mary. In 1964 while working for Honeywell he received his Bachelor's degree from Hofstra. The family moved from NJ to NY and finally to MN. In Dec. of 1973, Gert our mother passed away. In 1976, Steve married Lee Komarek with her 3 children, John, Linda and Mary Clare. Since 1976, the family has grown by adding spouses, grandsons and granddaughters. In August of 1983, he retired from Honeywell after 30 plus years and started working with Linc, a company located in Pittsburgh and worked there until his final retirement in 1987. After leaving Corporate America in 1987, Steve and Lee moved to Punta Gorda, FL. He was an active member of the local Coast Guard, Police, Church and several other business and community organizations like the Ponce de Leon Conquistadors. In his spare time he served on the City Council and was the Mayor at the time of Hurricane Charlie. Steve leaves behind his wife Lee and their children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. A celebrate of Steve's life will be held at 11am on January 19, 2018 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Punta Gorda, FL. To express condolences to the family, please visit www.Ltaylorfuneral.com and sign the online guest book. Arrangements are by Larry Taylor Funeral and Cremation Services.