John Steenhoven, 78 of Cottonwood, passed away on August 4, 2011. He was born on December 24, 1932 in Orange City, Iowa to Nick and Johanna Steenhoven. John was a Staff Sergeant in the Marines during the Korean War. He worked for Greene\u0027s Ready Mix in Torrance, California . John is survived by his wife Lilyan Steenhoven of Cottonwood; daughters Debra Porter (Larry) of Cottonwood, Karen Newberg (Scott) of Fountain Valley, CA , Janice Acevedo (Frank) of Long Beach, CA , Valerie Darensburg (Jason) of Albuquerque, NM ; 5 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held on Tuesday, August 9, 2011 at Westcott Funeral Home in Cottonwood at 10:00am. An online guestbook is available to sign at www.westcottfuneralhome.com