Obituary of Edith M. Seeley

Edith M. Seeley SALISBURY CENTER - Edith M. Seeley, 78 of 343 Fairview Rd., Salisbury Center passed away Friday, December 19, 2003 at Little Falls Hospital where she had been a patient since December 17, 2003. She was born on February 1, 1925 in Johnson City, NY the daughter of the late Emory and Edith (Hitt) Burke. She was a graduate of South New Berlin High School. She was united in marriage to her husband of 41 years Marshall F. Seeley on March 21, 1946 at the Universalist Church Parsonage, Dolgeville by Rev. Moulton. Mr. Seeley predeceased her on November 24, 1987. She took great joy in her family and friends, thinking of others first. She enjoyed knitting and sewing and always kept the "cookie jar" full. Mrs. Seeley was employed for many years by the former P & K Dress Co., Little Falls as a presser, retiring in 1972. She is survived by 2 sons Volney M. Seeley and his wife Marion, and Ward E. Seeley and his wife Maureen both of Salisbury, 2 daughters Martha Williams and her husband Richard, Dolgeville and Margaret Williams and her husband Bernard, Salisbury, a daughter in law Sherrill Broat and her husband Melvin, Jordanville, her life long friend Helen Dineen, Little Falls and 2 special friends Debra Taylor, Gloversville and Mary Mosher, Oppenheim, 18 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by 2 sons Gordon E. Seeley, who died in 1968, Terry Seeley, who died in 1972, a grandson Gordon E. Seeley, who died on May 3, 2002, 4 brothers Allie, Dennis, Robert & Christopher Burke and 2 sisters Margaret Burke and Martha Saunders. Funeral services will be held on Monday, December 22, 2003 at 10:00 am from the Chapman-Moser Funeral Home, Inc., 42 N. Ann Street, Little Falls with the Rev. James Thomas officiating. Interment will take place in Salisbury Rural Cemetery, Town of Salisbury in the spring. Relatives and friends are invited to pay their respects at the funeral home on Sunday, December 21, 2003 from 2-5 pm and to attend the funeral services Monday morning. It is the wish of the family that contributions in memory of Mrs. Seeley be considered to the S & S Ambulance Corp., P.O. Box 441, Salisbury Center, NY 13454. Envelopes are also available at the funeral home for this purpose.