Steven was born on July 27, 1976 in Salem, Oregon and was the son of Edwin and Joyce (Ackerman) Faulkner. He grew up in the Silverton area and graduated from Lake Oswego High School in 1995. Steven was active with the ROTC as a teenager and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps where he served duty as a MP, Amphibious Assault and Light Armored Recon. He served 2 tours of duty in Afghanistan returning home in 2012. He was most recently stationed at Camp Pendleton, California.
SSgt Faulkner was a proud Marine and was proud to be of Irish decent. He had a sense of humor and loved his family. He also had a passion for cars. Steven will be dearly missed by his family, his friends and his brothers in arms.
Steven is survived by his father, Edwin Faulkner of California, children, Andrew Faulkner of Portland, Roan Faulkner of Hillsboro and Logen Faulkner of California and sisters, Juli Faulkner of Hillsboro and Nikita Faulkner of Lebanon. He is preceded in death by his daughter, Caitlin, his mom, Joyce and his brother Ted.
A funeral service will be held on Saturday, May 2, 2015 at 11:00 am at Howell, Edwards, Doerksen Funeral Home. A committal service with full military honors will be at Belcrest Memorial Park. Contributions may be made in memory of SSgt Steven Faulkner to the Wound Warrior Project. Howell, Edwards, Doerksen with Rigdon-Ransom Funeral Directors is handling the arrangements. Sign the online guest book at www.hed-fh.com.
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