Steven D. Rizan, 75, of Sandown, NH, died Wednesday July 20, 2022 in his home surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Montebello, CA on November 8, 1946, a son of the late Armand and Rosemary (Simons) Rizan. He had been a resident of Sandown for the past 14 years, formerly living in Derry, NH. Steven was a US Army veteran serving during the Vietnam war. He had been employed as a diesel mechanic for Sanborns in N. Andover, MA, as well as a grocery clerk for Shaws Supermarkets. While working the nightshift at Shaws, he worked a day shift at Derry Feed and Supply. More recently he had worked for Team Nissan in Manchester and Green Messenger. Steven had a love and hate relationship with all the New England sports teams. He was an avid LSU fan. Steven was well known as the family handyman.
He is survived by his wife, Diana (Frazier) Rizan of Sandown; his daughter, Danielle Randlett and her husband Tim of Raymond, NH; his sons, Eric Rizan and his wife Vicki of Manchester, NH, and Brandon Rizan and his wife Colleen Lyons of Rochester, NH; his grandchildren, Cameron and Cable Rizan, Morgan and Zoey Rizan, and Evan, Amelia and Nolan Randlett; as well as his sister, Kathy Marsden of Hesperia, CA.
Calling hours will be held on Tuesday, July 26th from 5:00 - 7:00pm in the Peabody Funeral Homes and Crematorium, 15 Birch St., Derry. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 27th at 10:00am in the funeral home. Mask usage is at the discretion of the attendee. The burial will follow in the NH State Veterans Cemetery, 110 Daniel Webster Hwy., Boscawen, NH at 12:00pm. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.