VETERAN
In loving memory of
Ernest Hugo Steinert Jr.
May 8, 1941 – July 14, 2025
Lived 84 years
Somerville City · Somerville, Tennessee
In service to country
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Ernest served in the armed forces. We honor that service here.
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1941
Born May 8
1942
Ernest was 1 when Bing Crosby recorded "White Christmas"
1951
Ernest was 10 when "I Love Lucy" debuted on CBS
1962
Ernest was 21 when the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the world to the brink of nuclear war
1976
Married
1976
Parenthood
1976
Ernest was 35 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1978
Parenthood
1981
Ernest was 40 when MTV began broadcasting
1995
Ernest was 54 when "Toy Story" became the first fully computer-animated film
2005
Ernest was 64 when the first video was posted to YouTube
2017
Ernest was 76 when "Fortnite" became a video game phenomenon
2022
Ernest was 81 when Queen Elizabeth II died after 70 years on the throne
2025
Passed away July 14, age 84
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