Steve Jay Spindel

PORTSMOUTH – After 85 years, Steven Jay Spindel, a plumber and a drummer, left this earth on March 24, 2025.

As a master plumber, he worked with his father and two brothers at I. Spindel & Sons Plumbing & Heating until 1976. He retired from Norfolk Naval Shipyard in 1998. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army 1960-1963. He served in Korea as a sergeant.

He was a 1958 graduate of Craddock High School and a 1960 graduate of Frederick Military Academy College, where he was a Battalion Commander, Drum & Bugle Corps member. Steve played drums beginning at eight years old, played through school and as an adult in several local bands including The Henry Lee Band and was a member of local Musician’s Union.

He is survived by his children Crystal Gaston (Dennis), Shawn, and Brady, his brother Ronald F. Spindel (Linda), grandchildren Austin, Evan, Kai, and George, and a niece and nephews.

He was predeceased by his parents Irving and Esther Spindel of Dania, Fla., brother Sam Spindel of Plantation, Fla., his nephew Jeff Spindel of Virginia Beach, and his best friend Earl Cofield.

His family imagines he is now surf fishing on the Outer Banks listening to Big Band music in the beyond. May his memory be a blessing.