Stephen Joseph Dolsen

Stephen Joseph Dolsen, age 75, of Fort Wayne, Indiana passed away on Wednesday, November 29, 2023. He was born December 15, 1947 in Fort Wayne to the late Edward "Slugger" and Dorothy Dolsen. Steve was a proud Northside High School Redskin, Class of '66. Nucor Vulcraft in St. Joe, Indiana is where he spent thirty-one years of his career, also working part-time at Brentwood Marathon for over twenty-five years. Steve had a magnetic personality, knew no stranger, was quite the prankster, loved football, fishing, spending time at the shooting range but cherished time spent with friends and family the most. Steve is survived by his loving and devoted wife of fifty-three years, Cathryn; children, Kian (Amy) Dolsen, and Chae (Renee) Dolsen, Taya Dolsen, and Chanda (Christina) Dolsen; grandchildren, Aliyah (Dakota) Freeman, Chance Dolsen, Hunter Dolsen, Casey Dolsen, Colt Dolsen, Berkley Dolsen and Ava Dolsen; great-grandchildren, Henry, Oliver, Robin, and Noah; brothers, Gary "Gus" (Debbie) Dolsen, and Richard "Rick" (Ann) Dolsen. He was preceded in death by his brother, David Dolsen. A Celebration of Life will be held from 3:00 pm - 7:00 pm, Friday, Dec. 15 at D.O. McComb & Sons Funeral Home - Pine Valley, 1320 East Dupont Road, Fort Wayne. Memorial Contributions may be directed to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or Riley Children’s Foundation, PO Box 3356 Indianapolis, IN 46206. Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at https://www.mccombandsons.com for the Dolsen family.