1946 �" 2009
Michael Louis Steingraber passed away on October 13 after a courageous battle with liver cancer. He was 63 years old, the son of the late Frederick and Vera Steingraber, beloved brother of the late Fred and Louis Steingraber.
Michael is survived by his treasured Hearing Dog, Koko, loyal friend Daryl Morgan Walker, and cousins Barbara Margarete Munker of San Francisco, Dorothy Anne Pierce of Grant's Pass Oregon, Ursula Anna Munker of Berlin, Germany and relatives and friends in the San Francisco and Philadelphia areas.
Three separate ceremonies are planned: Pacific Interment Crematorium, 1094 Yerba Buena Avenue, Emeryville, on October 19 at 2:00 p.m; a funeral ceremony in the Buddha Hall of the San Francisco Zen Center, 300 Page Street, San Francisco on November 8 at 10:00 a.m.; and the burial of his ashes in the Redwood Grove of the National AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco on November 8 at 3:00 p.m.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Michael's name to the San Francisco Zen Center, 300 Page Street San Francisco CA 94102. For more information, please email Daryl Walker at