Steven Greschke, age 66, of Huron, passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2023 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. His Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 P.M., on Monday, November 27, 2023 at Welter Funeral Home in Huron. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Monday.

Steven Kerry Greschke was born in Mitchell, South Dakota on December 20th, 1956, to Margaret and Edward Greschke. As a kid, he loved to ride his bike down to the James River with his best friend, who was also named Steve (Wiersma). He enjoyed playing cards and board games, sometimes into the early morning hours, with his parents and siblings; Susan (Dell) Prentice, Terry (Margie) Greschke, Lynn (Steve) Ernst, Cathy (Ron) Imbery, and Larry Greschke. As he got older, he developed a love for fishing, swimming, and camping, but his true passion has always been the game of pool.

Steve graduated from Mitchell High School in 1975. He had a love for adventure and went on to experience many different places in the US. Steve moved with his family to Huron, SD right after high school. From there, he moved to Billings, Montana to work for Corner Pockets of America. In Billings, Steve met Ann- Marie. The two then moved to Monte Clair, California where Steve managed another Corner Pockets of America Billiards Lounge and the pair got engaged. They moved to Las Vegas, Nevada, where they got married in 1986. In 1987, they moved to Huron, South Dakota where Steve began working at the Crossroads hotel as the bar manager before beginning his long career with Pepsi.

In 1995, Steve welcomed his only child, Jacqueline, into the world. Steve and Ann- Marie divorced shortly after, but he remained heavily involved in his daughter's life. Jacqueline moved to Texas as a young child and Steve followed shortly after, continuing his career with Pepsi in both Corpus Christi, Texas and Harlingen, Texas. Steve would spend countless hours with his daughter, having beach days, and movie days at the theatre, or occasionally walking to get TCBY ice cream from the little shop near his home.

Then, in 2005, Jacqueline came to live with Steve, and he raised her from that point on as a single dad. Jacqueline and Steve had a great relationship with each other. He found so much joy in hanging out with his daughter. He taught her all his camping knowledge as they went on countless family camping trips together, singing along to Steve's favorite music. The two moved back to Huron, South Dakota where Steve jumped right back into work with Pepsi before eventually working for a short while at some convenience stores and then at Horizontal Machining and Manufacturing running the brake machine. Steve enjoyed all the different hats he wore overtime but would often say he just enjoyed being around people and developing all of the friendships that he had formed over the years. He valued all of those in his life very much.

In 2016, Steve gained a son-in-law, Adam Huber, and that same year, he became a Papa when his first grandson, Darian, was born. Darian and his Papa were inseparable from the start, both being each other's favorite people in the world. A few years later, in 2019, his granddaughter, Lillian, was born. Then, in 2023, he welcomed another grandson, Leo. He loved to play with his grandkids and spend time with them every chance he could. He could be found playing Minecraft, or Barbies, depending on the day. He even started to teach Darian how to play pool. Although Leo was only able to be around Papa for 6 months of life, he still felt the immense love and pride that Steve had for his grandkids.

Steve's family, his friends, the pool community, his pool team (The Good Guys), and many, many others will feel the huge loss of Steve passing. He was so kind to everyone he came across. He was generous and would help anyone who was in need. His famous advice was, "Life is way good, and the sun comes up tomorrow". In reflecting upon his life during his battle with cancer towards the end of it, he always said that he had a great life, that he wouldn't change a thing. While the cancer took him away too early, it's a comfort knowing that he will no longer feel the pain of this world, but instead is up there challenging his dad, Ed Greschke, to a game of pool in Heaven.