Steven Evans

“Your life was a blessing, your memory a treasure.”

Steven sadly passed away at home on 20th August aged 52 years.

The beloved son of Janet and David.  Much loved brother of Paul, also cherished Uncle and Stepson who will be sadly missed and fondly remembered.

His funeral will take place on Tuesday 6th September in The Crewe Crematorium Chapel at 1.45pm, followed by cremation.

Donations in memory of Steven will be gratefully received on behalf of St Luke’s Hospice.

For any further information please telephone 01270 584447

Steve was totally devoted to his dad and had dedicated at least the last five years to looking after him at home then even when he realised his dad needed specialised care, his main priority was visiting him.

Steve was much loved by his brother Paul, fond of Paul’s partner Sharon and an uncle to Mia and Louis.  He thought a lot about Graham, he was a dear nephew to Eric, Yvonne and Andrew and had several cousins.  Steve never married but he and Wendy were partners for many years.  He got on extremely well with most people but was ‘selective’ as to who he regarded as close friends.

He knew Daryl years ago until he moved away, Russell was his best man, Matthew Beadle was his best friend through school, and most likely partners in crime!  I know Matthew has many good memories and sent a lovely card to Janet.  Although he too moved away several years ago, he is just as devastated as you all after hearing the sad news.

Steve always enjoyed a few drinks with a crowd of lads on a Sunday, Tim was one of his pals as was Tony, an Evertonian so plenty of rivalry between them but they got on well.  Richard was also a good mate, in the time allowed for a ceremony, it was impossible to name everyone.

Steve had a passion for football and cricket, football in the winter, cricket throughout the summer and he also enjoyed snooker, darts and anything he could watch on Sky Sports all year round and of course, his beloved team’s emblem had to be featured somewhere on the back of the wonderful order of service.

Immensely stubborn, Steve had a mind of his own and if he didn’t want to do something or go anywhere, he would not give in for love nor money!  He often didn’t want to go to school, his mum would literally have to drag him there.

He was extremely strong willed; everyone knew it and many have tried over the years to persuade him in various ways to change his mind over things but when he said no, he meant it and if he didn’t tolerate someone or something, you would certainly know it.

He possessed a dry sense of humour and could be extremely funny and although he enjoyed socialising and loved a drink, or two! He was equally as happy in his own company, especially during covid so as people were returning to work, going out and generally getting back to normality, Steve had got used to staying in, watching TV and only going to visit his dad when restrictions were lifted.

Remembering Steve

Janet welcomed her second son Steven into the world on 20th February 1070 in Braintree, Essex and although many have called him Steve over the years, she never did, he was always Steven to her.  They moved to Crewe when he was around six months old because David took over the running of his dad’s general store on Stewart Street.

Steve was a happy little lad with a lovable nature but as I’ve already said, incredibly stubborn!  At an early age, like many of his pals, he was out first thing in the morning ‘til dark and without a hint of fear, he would think nothing of cycling all the way to Stapely at the age of five.

He loved his sport as a youngster and played cricket for the junior and high school teams.  He played for Crewe Vagrants from the age of fourteen and was so talented, he ended up in the first team.

He played cricket midweek with a bunch of lads at the Imperial on Edleston Road and at the Hop Pole on Wistaston Road and regularly earned the accolade of leading league goal scorer for Coppenhall in the five a side league.

After leaving school at sixteen, Steve worked with his dad at the store on Stewart Street and also at their second store on Stalbridge Road.  He eventually went into partnership with Paul running a sunbed rental business and sunbed shop for fifteen years.  They had converted the store at Stalbridge Road into one of the first tanning salons with revolutionary stand up sunbeds but later converted it back into a general store and ran it for a further five years.

Paul went into his own business and Steve started work with a firm of contractors responsible for the overhead cables on the railway.  Over the years, Steve and his dad travelled extensively together to places like Egypt and Venezuela and because David had always wanted to go to India, they visited Mumbai twice.  They even went to South Africa to watch cricket together.