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Edward Eugene Seeley was born February 11, 1860, in DeKalb county, Ill. He came with the family to Iowa Falls in 1869. His boyhood and manhood was spent on the home farm in Buckeye township, Hardin county. In September 1885 Mr. Seeley was married to Miss Clara Mitterer, a daughter in one of the well known pioneer families. Mr. and Mrs. Seeley bought a farm of their own and were successful on it. In 1901 they bought the old Seeley home farm where they lived until 1909. That year they moved into Iowa Falls.
To Mr. and Mrs. Seeley were born four children: Mrs. Chas Staley of Buckeye, Mrs. Arthur Harkness of Buffalo Center, Iowa, Wm. Seeley of Lansing, Minnesota, and Cleve Seeley, who lives with his sister at Buffalo Center. There are four grandchildren. Mrs. Seeley was called home in August 1912.
Mr. Seeley was a hard worker and prosperous. He was a home builder and a great lover of his family. He was converted and with his wife united with the Methodist Episcopal church many years ago. He was an active member of several fraternal orders.
He died suddenly on April 24, 1913, at the age of 53 years, 2 months, and 23 days.
All the children were present at the funeral. Those from a distance who attended the funeral of Eugene Seeley were: Mrs. Joe Mitterer and Mrs. Ern Mitterer of Buffalo Center; Mr. and Mrs. A.W. Mitterer of Eldora; Mr. and Mrs. John Hornung, Mr. and Mrs. Will Hornung, Mr. and Mrs. John Lage, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Palo, John Mitterer and Fred Collins of Hubbard, Mr. and Mrs. A.G. Kellogg, Mrs. Loretta Seeley and daughter Lenore, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bourne and children, Mr. and Mrs. Miller of Webster City, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Bickner of Waverly, Will Leffler of Waterloo, and Mr. and Mrs. Rob Racine and family of Racine.
Transcription of obituary donated to SGS – believe the article may have appeared in the Iowa Falls Tribune.
Thursday noon, Eugene E. Seeley, who is making his home with Mr. & Mrs. Madison Cooper, in Oakwood Park, fell dead from heart failure. He went to the barn to feed his horse just before dinner and not returning, Mrs. Cooper went to the barn and found him dead. Funeral, Sunday, Methodist Church. Burial, Union Cemetery, Iowa Falls. Formerly lived in Racine.
Published in the Iowa Falls Sentinel, Tuesday, April 29, 1913 page 4
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