Obituary for Daniel D. Steiker

STEIKER, Daniel “David”, 89, of Elkins Park, PA, died peacefully July 10. David graduated from Bronx High School of Science, received his undergraduate degree at Syracuse University and his medical degree from SUNY Downstate Medical School. He was a flight surgeon in the U.S. Air Force, did a fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and practiced pediatrics in Philadelphia for over 46 years. He was an avid tennis player and loved music and the arts. He was devoted to his family and to children everywhere. David is preceded in death by his two brothers, Eugene and Jerome, and survived by his wife of 59 years, Judy; children: James, Carol (Paul Holtzman), and Jordan (Lori Holleran-Steiker); grandchildren: Andrew, Emily, Abby, Eliza, Blake, Aaron, and Josh. Funeral Service, July 12, at 11:00 a.m., at Congregation Mishkan Shalom, 4101 Freeland Avenue, Phila., PA 19128. Interment immediately following at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.