Robert Milliken Steele

Robert (Bob) Steele, 78, passed away Monday, September 6 after fighting metastasized melanoma cancer for several months. He was born September 29, 1942, in Santa Barbara, California and spent the first half of his life in Southern California. He held a Bachelor Degree from California State College Fresno and a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Southern California. He met his wife, Christine (Chris) Hancock, in Newport Beach, CA and they were married in 1972. They lived in South Laguna, Vista and San Juan Capistrano, CA before moving to Issaquah, WA in 1984.

Bob was CEO/Owner of Pioneer Packaging in Kent, WA, which he founded in 1984. Pioneer Packaging has grown into a highly successful packaging distribution company with locations in Kent, Washington and Tualatin, Oregon with a new location in Pasco, WA due to open in early 2022. Chris and all three children work for Pioneer Packaging, so it is truly a family business. Bob loved baseball, basketball and auto racing and treasured any time he could get near a warm ocean.

Bob is survived by his wife Chris Steele, sons Mike Steele (wife Liz Suver) and Tanner Steele (wife Mia Steele), daughter Holly Steele and 9 grandchildren (Eli, Kathryn, Nathan, Tyler, Carson, Avery, Ty and Beau Steele and Nick Larson).

Bob requested cremation with no funeral. If you would like to donate in his name to Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, you may contact them at www.seattlecca.org./about/donate-and-volunteer/make-a-donation.