Joseph Seeley, 67, of 810 Avery Ave., Syracuse, died Friday at St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center.
He was a native and life resident of Syracuse.
A Navy veteran of World War II, he was in the Army and Navy reserves from 1969 to 1989.
Mr. Seeley was a Syracuse police officer from 1948 until he retired in 1972.
He was a member of the International Alliance of Theatrical State Employees Local No. 9. He worked as a stage technician for many years. He also was secretary/treasurer of the union for many years.
He was a member of the American Legion.
Surviving are his wife of 45 years, Jane Stonger Seeley; five sons, Joseph Patrick of Alexandria, Va., Jeffrey John of Woodbridge, Va., and James Robert, Jerome and John Michael, all of Syracuse; a daughter, Joanne Margret Goodman of Manlius; a sister, Adeline Erhard of Syracuse; two brothers, Alexander and Bruce Seeley, both of Syracuse; 11 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Fairchild & Meech Syracuse Chapel. Burial will be in Onondaga County Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
Calling hours are 3 to 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral chapel, 500 W. Onondaga St.
Contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 1118 Court St., Building B, Syracuse, 13208.
Published in the Syracuse Herald American (NY) - June 20, 1993
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