Steve P. Stanton

Steve Prescott Stanton, 67, passed peacefully on the morning of Jan. 24, 2020, at Heritage Place in Soldotna, Alaska, with his adoring wife Lucie by his side. Steve was born in West Stewartstown, NH, on Jan. 3, 1953 to Prescott John Stanton and Rachel (Parker) Langlais. The eldest of four siblings, he spent his formative years working on the dairy farm for Aunt Janice (Niece) and Albion (Albie) Lyons, attended Colebrook Academy, and upon graduation in 1971, entered the Army. He was stationed at Ft. Richardson, Alaska, with the primary specialty of aircraft rotor and prop repair and secondary specialty of helicopter repair. Steve was honorably discharged in 1974. In 1981 he joined the Alaska State Troopers, recruit class #35. He transferred to Anchorage Judicial Services in ’84, Anchorage patrol in ’87, Nome in ’88, Soldotna drug unit in ’91, Soldotna patrol in ’96, and Soldotna Judicial Services in ’98 where he remained. He retired after 27 years of service on Dec. 31, 2007. Steve was an active member of Our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church, The Fraternal Order of Alaska State Troopers, Elks Lodge #2425 in Kenai, and The Knights of Columbus. He loved to sing to and with his beautiful wife Lucie, couldn’t get enough of John “The Duke” Wayne, was a diehard New England Patriots fan, an avid reader and lover of the Western genre, travelling abroad, and, of course, Hallmark movies. Steve is survived by his wife of 45 years Lucie (Belanger) Stanton, their eldest son Prescott and spouse Jackie, and their new-born son Deckard in Essex Junction, VT, son Bryce in Kenai, AK, son Kyle and spouse Angel and their children Madison, Alijah, and Hunter in Kenai, his sister Shirley and spouse Ron Dupuis in Goffstown, NH, his brother Walter and children Alyssa and Brianna in Kenai, sister in-law Lori Stanton-Myers and her son Christopher in Statesville, NC, nephew Rory Stanton in Jacksonville, FL, niece Jennifer Carter Loflin in Statesville, NC, nephew Joseph Carter in Union Grove, NC, and numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews. His father Prescott John Stanton and brother Edwin Stanton precede him in death, and his mother, Rachel Langlais passed later on the same day. A celebration of life will be scheduled for Steve in Alaska at our Lady of the Angels Catholic Church during the first week of March. An additional service will be held in Colebrook in conjunction with his mother’s burial in July. Memorial donations may be made to the Kenai Animal Shelter at 510 North Willow Street, Kenai, Alaska 99611.

Steve P. Stanton

January 3, 1953 - January 24, 2020