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Lester M Seely

Birth	:	26 Jun 1891 Hawarden, Sioux County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	1 Feb 1963 Akron, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Union Creek Cemetery, Union County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.8911018, -96.5863037
Plot	:	Block 12-S
Description	:	DEATHS SUMMONS LESTER M. SEELY AFTER ILLNESS Last Rites Are Held Monday Afternoon For Akron Resident Lester M. Seely, a longtime resident of this area, died at the Akron hospital Friday after a three week illness, aged 71 years, 7 months and 6 days. Mr. Seely was born June 26, 1891, at Hawarden, Iowa. He married Hannah Johnson March 18, 1914 at Elk Point, S.D., and they resided in Union County on a farm until 1950, when they retired and come to Akron. He was a member of Union Creek Lutheran church, a director for 25 years of West Union school district, and a... Read More	DEATHS SUMMONS LESTER M. SEELY AFTER ILLNESS Last Rites Are Held Monday Afternoon For Akron Resident Lester M. Seely, a longtime resident of this area, died at the Akron hospital Friday after a three week illness, aged 71 years, 7 months and 6 days. Mr. Seely was born June 26, 1891, at Hawarden, Iowa. He married Hannah Johnson March 18, 1914 at Elk Point, S.D., and they resided in Union County on a farm until 1950, when they retired and come to Akron. He was a member of Union Creek Lutheran church, a director for 25 years of West Union school district, and a board member for 20 years of the Farmers’ Co-operative of Akron. Survivors besides the widow are a son, Eldon, of Akron; two daughters, Mrs. Vera Peterson, of Alcester, S.D.; and Mrs. Lorene Hinrichs, of Crete, Ill.; two brothers, Glen, of Sioux Falls; and Floyd of Gettysburg, S.D.; a sister, Mrs. Eliza McMahan, of Medford, Ore.; and four grandchildren. He was preceded in death by one son, Orval, 10, in 1930, and three brothers. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at Union Creek Lutheran church, Rev. David Roy officiating. Music was by Mr. Dennis Hultgren, Mrs. Margaret Stoutenburg and Mrs. Robert DeRemer, vocalists, and Mrs. Henry Fickbohm, organist. Honorary pallbearers were Clark Tindall, Dwight Nylund, William Philips, Andres Bredall, Marvin Zinn, Fred Claesson, Sr., Alve Ericson, Fred Lucken, Ed. B. Borchers and Clarence Hummel, officers and directors of the Farmers’ Co-Operative. Active pallbearers were Emery Powell, Max Vreugdenhil, Marvin Powell, Marvin Seely, Archie Powell and Gerald Abraham. Burial was in Union Creek Lutheran cemetery. Relatives in attendance from out of town were: Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Hinrichs, of Crete, Ill.; Glen Seely and Marvin Seely, of Sioux Fall, S.D.; Floyd Seely, of Gettysburg, S.D., Mrs. Hannah Abraham and son, of Sioux City, and several from Hawarden and Ireton. [Courtesy: The Akron Register Tribune; Akron, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA; Thursday, February 7, 1963; Volume 76, Number 30, Page 1]

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Lester M Seely death on 1 Feb 1963 in Akron, Plymouth County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 42.8911018
Longitude: -96.5863037

Family Members:

Spouse

Hannah Wilhelmina Johnson Seely

(1894 - 1982)

Children

Lorene Helen Seely Hinrichs

(1918 - 1994)

Orval M. Seely

(1920 - 1930)

Eldon Myron Seely

(1926 - 2001)

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