WALDRON: Leslie F. “Sam” Seeley, age 88, of Waldron, passed away Friday, January 30, 2004, at Hillsdale Medical Care Facility. He was born July 2, 1915, in Waldron, to Samuel and Edith (Denning) Seeley. He married Mabel I. Robison on May 15, 1940, in Bryan, Ohio, and she preceded him in death on August 9, 1997.
Sam worked for Allied Products in Hillsdale for 23 years, and he retired from Waldron Industries in 1978. He was a lifelong Waldron area resident and farmer. He was a member of the Michigan Farm Bureau, Knights of Pythians, and a graduate of Waldron High School in 1933. His hobbies were hunting, fishing, woodworking and gardening.
Surviving Sam are his twin daughters, Charlene Gambler of Bryan, Ohio, and Arlene (Walter) Boyer of Montpelier, Ohio; one son, Larry Seeley of Angola, IN; seven grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Mabel, four brothers, Adam, Royal, Burton and LeRoy Seeley, and one sister, Nellie Lambright.
Funeral services for Leslie “Sam” Seeley will be Tuesday, February 3, 2004, at 11 a.m. at Eagle Funeral Home in Waldron. Interment will follow in Waldron Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, February 2, 2004, from 4 p.m. til 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Wright-Waldron Fire and EMS, envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Published in the Daily Telegram, (Adrian, MI) on February 1, 2004
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