Funeral Mass for Stephen H. (Steve) Cochrane, 72, of Harker Heights, will be 1:00 PM Tuesday, October 22, 2019, at St. Paul Chong Hasang Catholic Church in Harker Heights. Burial with full military honors will be at 3:00 PM Tuesday at the Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery. Recitation of the Rosary will be 5:30 PM Monday, October 21, 2019, with Visitation to follow 6:00-8:00 PM Monday at Crawford-Bowers Funeral Home in Killeen.
Steve was born June 3, 1947 in Toledo, Ohio to the late George Russell and Rebecca Jane Cochrane. After graduating high school, he joined the U.S. Army in 1964, at the age of 17. Steve honorably and faithfully served his county for 20 years, retiring as a Master Sergeant in 1984. After his retirement from the Army, Steve went to work in Logistics for the Civil Service and spent time working in Korea, Iraq and Afghanistan until his retirement again in 2015. It was during this time that he met and later married Daisy Famuleras on June 24, 2000 in the Philippines and then they relocated to Killeen in 2005.
Steve “ Pop Pop” enjoyed spending time with his family and playing with his grandchildren. In his leisure time he liked being outdoors, playing golf, fishing, fixing things around the house and watching old western shows on TV.
Steve was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Nancy Arapios. He is survived by his wife of 19 years, Daisy Cochrane; son, David Cochrane; Daughters, Daisy Lynn Brooks and her husband Thomas, Kaisy Michelle Cochrane, Jeanette Lockwood and Paula Howells; brothers, Jerry McCormick and Jay McCormick; sisters, Debbie Bradfield and Alice Patrick; grandchildren, Alexavier, Aviana, Jackie, James, Jennifer, David Joseph, Lauryn, Brekan and Kaelynn; and two great grandchildren, Atoa and Ayla.
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