03/17/1934 - 10/27/2012
Mount Pleasant, UT-Hal Seeley, our beloved father, grandfather, brother, uncle and friend, passed away peacefully on Saturday, October 27, 2012 in Mesa, Arizona at the age of 78 following complications after suffering a heart attack on October 9. For years, he had battled diabetes and more recently, prostate and bone cancer.
He was born March 17, 1934 on the Seeley farm west of Mount Pleasant, Utah. He was the oldest child and only son of Hyrum Carlton & Elverda Elizabeth Smith Seeley.
Hal graduated from North Sanpete High School in 1952 where he was elected student body president. He attended Brigham Young University and the University of Utah before working the next 50 years in the rock crushing & road construction industry for the Utah Department of Transportation, L.A. Young Sons Construction in Richfield, Utah and Staker Paving & Construction in Salt Lake City. Hal could proudly say that he worked on many of the roads throughout the western United States. Hal was known for his strong work ethic and dedication to his profession.
He married Carma Nordstrom on April 5, 1955 in the Manti LDS Temple. They had four children - Philip, Pam, Mike & K.C. They divorced in 1969. On July 25, 1970 Hal married Charlene Munk Nelson in Manti, Utah and became step-father to Dorrie, Marcie, Juliann & Cathryn. They had two children together, Cade & Dane. They divorced in 2011.
Hal is fondly remembered for his unique sense of humor, hearty laugh, generosity, and devotion to his family. He had an especially soft place in his heart for his grandchildren. Those that knew him never tired of hearing his countless stories and experiences. Hal provided much joy to his family and friends and will be greatly missed.
He is survived by his sisters Carma Stockton, Stansbury Park & Sandra (John) Bigler, Mount Pleasant; children Philip (Kristine), Jefferson City, MO; Pam (Paul) Smith, Alpharetta, GA; Michael, Salt Lake City; K.C. (Danni), Cottonwood Heights; Cade (Stacy), Kaysville; Dane (Lorena), Mesa, AZ; Dorrie Nelson, Kaysville; Marcie Nelson, Sandy; Juliann Andreen, Baltimore, MD; Cathryn Nelson, South Jordan; 30 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
Hal was preceded in death by his parents and his sister, Kenna Rae Nielsen.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 2 at 1:00pm in the Mount Pleasant Utah LDS Stake Center 295 South State Street in Mount Pleasant, Utah. Friends and family may call at Rasmussen Mortuary 96 North 100 West in Mount Pleasant on Thursday, November 1, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm and at the Stake Center on Friday from 11:00am to 12:30pm. Interment will be at the Mount Pleasant Cemetery next to his parents and sister.
Funeral directors: Rasmussen Mortuary, Mount Pleasant, Utah and Legacy Funeral Home, Chandler, Arizona.
Our family wishes to express our gratitude to the staffs at the Mountain Vista Medical Center ICU and Hospice of Arizona in Mesa.
Published in Salt Lake Tribune on October 31, 2012
[Great-grandson of SGS # 2337 - Hal Carlton; Hyrum Carlton; Joseph; Justus Wellington (# 2337); ); Justus Azel (# 836); Justus William; Joseph; John; Benjamin; Nathaniel, Robert]
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