He was born in Detroit, Michigan on 9/25/1953 to Maurice and Elizabeth VanSteenkiste. Albert accepted Christ as his personal Savior in 1973. He graduated from Ferris State University in 1975 with a degree in Criminal Justice. On October 11, 1975 Albert married the love of his life, Becky Ceton, of Muskegeon Heights, Michigan.
He was a loving father to his sons Michael (Nicole Mahan) VanSteenkiste of Harker Heights, Texas and Brent (Sara Guthrey) VanSteenkiste of Grandville, Michigan and a loving grandfather to Evie May and Zoe Grace VanSteenkiste and to "Iddy" VanSteenkiste who is due in August 2019. Albert was a beloved member of the community and belonged to Heritage Baptist Church where he served as an usher and headed the security team. He served as a police officer for the DeWitt City Police Department for 32 years and taught the DARE program in the DeWitt schools for 13 years. He was an avid gun enthusiast, CPL instructor, NRA instructor, and was passionate about spending time with his family and being on the gun range with his two sons.
Visitation will be at Heritage Baptist Church in DeWitt on 5/8/19 from 5:00pm to 7:00pm, and on 5/9/19 from 10:00am to 11:00am with the funeral following at 11:00am.
We will always carry precious memories with us in our hearts and look forward to seeing you again one day in heaven.
In lieu of flowers, donations to Heritage Baptist Church, Security and First Aid Fund, would be greatly appreciated.
