SEWARD, Alaska - Kelly Brent Seeley, 52, died June 26, 2013, in Seward, Alaska.
The son of Norman and Margaret (Smith) Seeley, he was born July 18, 1960, in Long Beach, Calif.
Kelly grew up in southern California, where he attended Huntington Beach High School and focused his energies on pottery, punk music, surfing and skateboarding.
He moved to Seward in 1980 and worked in the Young Adults Conservation Corps. His other jobs included cannery worker, deckhand, longshoreman, handyman and security guard.
Kelly was happiest living in his cabin along Salmon Creek. He loved fishing, smoking salmon, the outdoors, reading and gardening.
After a long battle with cancer at the Providence Cancer Center in Anchorage, Alaska, where he received excellent care, Kelly chose to return home to Seward to be near friends.
Kelly is survived by his mother, Margaret Ann Seeley, of Long Beach, Calif.; a brother, Daniel Scott Seeley, of Truth or Consequences, N.M.; a sister, Nancy Lee Orth, of Greenfield, Mass.; a sister-in-law, Mary Lynn Seeley of Truth or Consequences, N.M.; a brother-in-law, Adam Daniel Orth of Greenfield, Mass.; two nieces, Spirit Leanne Seeley of Las Vegas, Nevada, and Abrah Nicole Orth of Springfield, Mass.; a great-niece, Morgan Codi Seeley-McQuiston of Las Vegas, Nevada.
Memorial services will be Wednesday, July 17, at 3:30 p.m., in Raven Lodge at Providence Seward Mountain Haven, 2203 Oak St., Seward, Alaska.
Kelly's friends in Seward held a memorial gathering celebrating his life on July 2. Kelly will be cremated and his remains scattered at sea. In remembrance, his family plans to gather along the coast of California where he loved to surf.
Memorial donations may be made to Providence Seward Mountain Haven, 2203 Oak St., Seward, Alaska 99664; Providence Cancer Center, 3851 Piper St., Anchorage, AK 99508; The American Cancer Society , 3851 Piper St., Ste U240, Anchorage, Alaska 99508.
Published in The Recorder (Greenfield, MA) on July 10, 2013
[Great-great-great-grandson of SGS # 3439 - Kelly Brent; Norman Lee; Elmer James; Charles Mark; Daniel F.; Cornelius (# 3439); Daniel (# 1554); David; Charles; Samuel; Jonas; Obadiah]
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