Leo Steinman was born November 29, 1899, at Storm Lake, Iowa.
On May 6, 1926, he married Mary Walz. They farmed at Oriska until 1932 when they moved to Edgeley where Leo was manager of the Farmers Union Oil Company.
In 1936 they came to Carrington, where Mr. Steinman managed the Farmers Union Oil Company until 1942. He opened a repair shop, which later became Steinman Manufacturing. The Steinmans had five children: Irene, Ernest, Vernon, Harvey and one son deceased.
Mrs. Steinman died in 1957.
Mr. Steinman has lived in Florida since 1966. In 1967 he married Marie Robedeau, who survives. Mr. Steinman died December 17, 1982. He and Mary Steinman are buried in Carrington.
Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 40B