(KNZA)--A former longtime Brown County commissioner and local restaurant owner  is being remembered.

Steve Roberts died Saturday at the age of 67.

Roberts served as a Brown County Commissioner for 20 years, representing the 1st District. Among highlights of his tenure on the Commission was the construction of the new county law enforcement center and installation of new windows in the Brown County Courthouse.

A moment of silence was observed at Monday's Brown County Commission meeting in remembrance of Roberts. 

He also owned and operated The Country Cabin restaurant, in rural Hiawatha, for many years.

No services are planned.

Steve will lie in state at the Chapel Oaks Funeral Home, in Hiawatha, Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.  His family will meet with friends Saturday afternoon from 2 until 6 at the County Cabin.

Roberts is survived by two children.