EXPIRED SUDDENLY
Mrs. Eleanor Seeley Died from Heart Trouble
Oneida. Feb. 11. – In the sudden death of Mrs. Eleanor Seeley, which occurred at 10 p.m. last night, the village of Oneida lost one of its most highly esteemed residents.
At about 10 o’clock, she started to retire and a few minutes later called to her daughter that she was unable to breathe easily. She was laid on the bed and expired immediately without speaking further. She was 68 years of age and death was caused by heart trouble.
Mrs. Seeley is survived by two sons, Edward T. Seeley on Oneida and Walter Seeley of Chicago, and by three daughters, Mrs. James A. Babcock and Mrs. Robert Allen of Oneida and Mrs. Harriet Northrup of Chicago. She also leaves a brother, Irving Saltsman of Canastota, and a sister, Mrs. Jefferson T. Randall of Oneida.
The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon. Rev. Samuel Jessup, D.D., pastor of the Presbyterian Church, officiating.
Published in The Post-Standard, Syracuse, N.Y., Tuesday Morning February 12, 1901
WAS LARGELEY ATTENDED
Funeral of Mrs. Eleanor Seeley Yesterday Afternoon
Oneida. Feb. 13. – The funeral of Mrs. Eleanor Seeley, widow of the late well know business man, Timothy C. Seeley was held at the residence in Lenex avenue this afternoon.
The funeral services were conducted by Rev. D. Samuel Jessup, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, of which the deceased was a member. He was assisted by Rev. John Arthur, rector of St. John’s Episcopal Church.
Mrs. Seeley was one of the most beloved of Oneida’s women and the esteem in which she was held was evidence by the large number attending the funeral. The members of the Ladies’ Aid Society of Oneida, of which she was a member, met this afternoon at the residence of Mrs. Samuel A. Morell and attended the services in a body. The bearers were Edward T. Seeley of Oneida and Walter Seeley of Chicago, her two sons: J.H. Northrup of Chicago and James A. Babcock and Robert Albert of Oneida, husbands of her three daughters, and George Barker of Cleveland, a nephew. The remains were deposited in the vault at Kenwood.
Published in The Post-Standard, Syracuse, N.Y., Thursday Morning, February 14, 1901
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