Sgt. Steven Martin Theobald, U.S. Army, 53, of Goose Creek, S.C., died Friday, June 4, 2010, while on duty in Kuwait in service to Operation Enduring Freedom in Iraq. He was 53.

Born Sept. 10, 1956 in Pensacola, Fla., he was one of four children of the late Martin MacHale Theobald, a native and longtime resident of Vicksburg and Geraldine Gullette Rabon.

Sgt. Theobald’s active duty assignments included service in Fort Bragg, N.C., Troy, Ala., Fort Sill, Okla., and Fort Sam Houston, Texas. From December 2003 until December 2004, Sgt. Theobald served in Operations Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn in Iraq. He was on active duty and was assigned to the 287th Transportation Co. located in Livingston, Ala.

He was preceded in death by his father.

He is survived by his wife, Heike Braun Theobald of Wetzlar, Germany; his daughter, Jessica Theobald of Wetzlar; two sons, Christopher and Daniel Theobald, both of Wetzlar; his mother and stepfather, Geraldine and Joseph Rabon of Goose Creek, S.C.; three sisters, Kathryn Risher and husband Douglas of Mount Pleasant, S.C., Susan Rufty and husband Brad of Waxhaw, N.C., and Jennifer Martin and husband Chip of Charleston, S.C.; five brothers, Wayne Theobald and wife Lorrie of Ronkonkoma, N.Y., Lance Rabon of Norfolk, Va., and Scott Theobald and wife Rachelle, Brad Theobald and Jonathan Theobald and wife Jessica, all of Charleston. He is also survived by nieces and nephews.

The Liturgy of Christian burial will be at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church at 2:30 p.m. Saturday. The family will receive friends at the church one hour before the service. Prayers of final commendation and farewell with full military honors will be at Arlington National Cemetery at 3 p.m. Wednesday with arrangements by J. Henry Stuhr Inc., Northwoods Chapel.

Memorials may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, 7020 A.C. Skinner Pkwy., Suite 100, Jacksonville, FL 32256.

A memorial message may be written to the family here.