RALPH W. SEELY Jr.
1940 - 2015
SEELY, RALPH W. JR.
Age 74, Tionesta, PA, died Saturday, April 25, 2015, at St. Vincent's Medical Center, Erie, PA. Born November 19, 1940, in Monessen, PA, son of the late Ralph W. and Dorothy (DeMoss) Seely, Sr. On August 3, 1963, at St. Matthews Lutheran Church in Pittsburgh, PA (Northside) he married Patricia R. (Jardine) Seely, who survives. Retired from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers after 37 years where he worked as an Equipment/Mechanic Supervisor and Lockmaster/Diver. Member of the Mt. Zion Lutheran Church in Tionesta where he served as a Church Council Member and Call Committee Greeter. He was an enthusiastic outdoorsmen, gardener, traveler, mechanic and general jack of all trades. Ralph had a special love for hunting with his Brittany dogs. Surviving in addition to his wife, Patricia, of 51 years, two sons, Ralph W. Seely III and wife, Misa, Seattle, Washington, Kevin J. Seely and wife, Chelsea, Delray Beach, Florida; daughter, Jodi Beichner and husband, Clayton, Leeper, PA; four grandchildren, Matthew Seely, a student at Florida State University, Christopher, Cooper and Carter Seely, all of Delray Beach; a brother, James Seely and wife, Carolyn, Malkoff, Texas; two sisters, Beatrice Johnson and husband, William, Hawkins, Texas, Dorothy Campbell of Pittsburgh; several nieces and nephews. No public visitation. All services held privately. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Lutheran Cemetery in Tionesta. Arrangements by NORMAN J. WIMER FUNERAL HOME of Tionesta. Memorial contributions made to Mt. Zion Lutheran Church Memorial Fund, 2048 German Hill Rd., Tionesta, PA 16353 or Tionesta Ambulance Service, P.O. Box 157, Tionesta, PA 16353.
Published in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on April 27, 2015
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