Steven Joseph Derrick was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota on July 22, 1951 to parents Richard and Jeanne (Voiss) Derrick. When he was a year old he went to live with this grandmother Gertrude Derrick and her husband Albin LaGoo. They lived in Cambridge, Minnesota before moving to the St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin area. Steve graduated from St. Croix Falls High School in 1969. After graduation he attended vocational school in Eau Claire to get his certification in heating and cooling. On June 10, 1972 he was united in marriage to Hollis Jean Greenlee at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Centuria. They made their home in St. Croix Falls. In 1981 they moved to Amery where they owned and operated Wayne's Café and Camelot Supper Club until 1996. Steve was then employed by Amery Housing Authority as a Maintenance Supervisor; he was well loved by the residents. He was involved in Amery Youth Hockey for several years as a coach and referee. Steve enjoyed the outdoors and the hunting and fishing it offered. He was a self-taught carpenter and electrician and enjoyed construction and remodeling projects. Steve struggled with health issues since 2002 when he was diagnosed with cancer. Surrounded by his loving wife and family, Steve passed away at Gunderson Lutheran Hospital in LaCrosse, Wisconsin on Friday, December 25, 2015 at the age of 64.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers Mark and Orv, and sister Gail. Surviving family members include his wife Holly; sons Adam Derrick, Tony (Jennifer) Derrick, and Ben (fiancé Christy Gates) Derrick; grandchildren Sadie, Ruby and Karina; brothers Darrell (Rhonda) Boyle, Robert (Chris) Derrick, James (Dana) Derrick, Randy (Maryann) Derrick; sisters Richyne (Frank) Meyer, Donna (Aaron) Curan Henderson, Dee (Robert) Derrick-Knight, Renae Bennett, as well as other relatives and friends.


Funeral services will be held at St. Joseph Catholic Church on Thursday, December 31, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. There will be visitation at the church for the hour prior to the service.