White River Junction, Vermont – Steven Orfice Armstrong, 65 years young, passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 7, 2021, in White River Junction. Steven was raised in Orleans, Vermont and graduated in 1974 from Lake Region Union High School District #24. He excelled in life as a Little League and Babe Ruth League star and was a power hitter on his High School baseball team. He was proud of his military service and started out in the Marine Corps Infantry where he became an expert rifleman. Later he enlisted in the Army as a tank commander and achieved the rank of Drill Sergeant. Back home in Vermont, he enjoyed hunting, spending time with his family, fast cars, and snowmobiling.

He is preceded in death by his father Jack Robert Armstrong; mother Beverly Mae (Collins) Armstrong; stepfather Raymond Lessard; sister Bonnie Armstrong; and a special nephew Jon Provencher.

He is survived by three siblings Terry Armstrong, Steven's fellow notorious hellraiser of the NEK, of White River Junction, Brent Armstrong and wife Lyn of Midlothian, Virginia, and Barbara Meir of Barton, Vermont; five nieces and nephews Robert Armstrong of Virginia, Samantha Armstrong of New York, Debbie Martel of Vermont, Heather Neal and husband Terry of Glover, Vermont, and Cheyenne Armstrong Latimer and husband Zachary of Hartland, Vermont; and two great nephews that were very special to him, Clayton John Latimer of Hartland and Ayden Armstrong of Midlothian, Virginia.

Steven was very close to his mother who passed away on May 3, 2021. This took a large toll on him and he will be sadly missed by his family and friends. A service will be held in the spring at the Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Randolph. Cards and expressions of condolence are appreciated by his family.

A graveside service with full military honors will be held on Friday, July 8, 2022 at 1PM at the Vermont Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Randolph, VT.