Steve Penrose was born to Ralph and Margaret Penrose in Belle Plaine, Iowa, on July 8, 1949.

He was in the U.S. Navy for four years and then married his wife, Linda for fifty-two years.

He worked for the Chicago Northwestern Railroad and then Union Pacific Railroad for thirty-nine years.

Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home, Tama-Toledo, is assisting the family with arrangements.