Demetria Seelye

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EUREKA - Demetria "Dee Dee" Seelye, 60, of Eureka died at 3:41 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2004, at Eureka Community Hospital.

She was born Dec. 16, 1943, in Chattanooga, Tenn., to Daniel Webster and Mildred Hunt Boone.

Surviving are her father; one sister, Marty Hopp of Nauvoo; one brother, Roy Boone of Illinois; and two foster sisters, Helen (and John) Gluck and Mary Roten, both of Peoria.

She was preceded in death by her mother.

She was of the Catholic faith.

A memorial Mass will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Philomena Catholic Church in Peoria. The Rev. Greg Ketcham will officiate. There will be no visitation. Cremation has been accorded. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Nauvoo. Hofbauer-Schmitz-Lynk Funeral Home in Donnellson is in charge of arrangements.

Published in The Peoria Journal Star on January 17, 2004


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Demetria "Dee Dee" Seelye, 60, of Eureka, Ill., is survived by one sister, Marty Hopp of Nauvoo, Ill. Ms. Hopp's first name was misspelled in Ms. Seelye's obituary.

Published in The Hawk Eye (Burlington, IA) on January 18, 2004


Born Dec. 16, 1943, in Chattanooga, Tenn., she was the daughter of Daniel Webster and Mildred Hunt Boone.

Ms. Seelye was a homemaker. She was of the Catholic faith.

Survivors include her father; one sister, Mary Hopp of Nauvoo, Ill.; one brother, Roy Boone of Illinois; two foster sisters, Helen Gluck and Mary Roten, both of Peoria, Ill.; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her mother.

There will be no visitation. The body has been cremated.

A memorial Mass for Ms. Seelye will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Philomena Catholic Church, 3300 N. Twelve Oaks Drive in Peoria, with the Rev. Greg Ketcham as celebrant. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Friday in SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery in Nauvoo, with the Rev. Tony Trosley officiating.

A memorial has been established.

Published in The Hawk Eye (Burlington, IA) on January 18, 2004