March 6, 1910 – March 9, 1998
Mrs. Dorothy Pearl “Dot” Seeley, 88, of Glendale, Ariz., passed away on Monday evening, March 9, in Boswell Hospital, Sun City, Ariz.
She was born on March 6, 1910, in Atherton, Ind., to Ecie and Maude (Long) Nelson.
On Sept. 29, 1928, in Clinton, Ind., she married Michael R. Seeley, who passed away in 1976. She was also preceded in death by a son, Richard G. Seeley.
She is survived by a daughter, Patricia Altic of Glendale; and a son, Robert N. Seeley of South Bend, Ind.; and by nine grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.
She retired in 1974 as a secretary for the Indiana State Rehabilitation Services. She was a member of the Grace United Methodist Church and was past Worthy Matron of Chapter No. 2 Order of Eastern Star. She was also a member of the White Shrine of Jerusalem. She was a past deputy of Indiana of the Eastern Star. She served on the executive board of the YWCA and also served on the board of the Hearing and Speech Center.
Services for Mrs. Seeley will begin at 1 p.m. on Friday in the Welsheimer Funeral Home, 521 N. William Street with a memorial service conducted by Chapter No. 2 Order of Eastern Star followed by family remembrances. Her final resting place will be in Riverview Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be made to The American Heart Association or The Hearing and Speech Center.
Published in the South Bend Tribune (IN) – Wednesday, March 18, 1998, page B4
