Eva Mae "Peg" Olin Seely (born Conklin)
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Gender: Female
Date of Death: September 9, 2011
Birth Place: Silver Lake Twp., PA
Death Place: Montrose, PA
Eva Mae “Peg” Olin Seely
Montrose, PA: Eva Mae “Peg” Olin Seely, Montrose, PA, passed away on Friday, September 9, 2011, at Regional Hospital of Scranton. She was born in Silver Lake Twp., PA to the late Floyd E. and Genevieve M. (Snyder) Conklin. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Elaine (Kurosky) Olin, Mount Airy, MD; daughter, Jeanine Olin, Saratoga Springs, NY; three sisters, Hazel Gary, Rush, PA, Eleanor Bowen, Spencer, NY, Linda Marshall, Binghamton, NY; brother, Roland Conklin, Montrose, PA; many nieces and nephews, and cousins. Predeceasing her were her first husband, Gene E. Olin; second husband, Rev. Dr. Donald C. Seely; and two brothers, F. Edwin and Ray Conklin. Peg graduated from the Montrose School District and Robert Packer School of Nursing. She belonged to the Cadet Nurse Corps during WWII. Working in several local school districts, primarily as a school nurse, she retired at age 69. A lifetime learner, in her 50’s Peg became a School Nurse Practitioner. She strongly supported other school nurses becoming Nurse Practitioners. Peg was a longtime active member of the Montrose United Methodist Church, lifetime member of The Grange, and belonged to the Pennsylvania State Education Association – Retired Organization. She volunteered widely, including the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, her church, and the Susquehanna County Historical Society. With a servant heart, she spent her retirement years formally and informally volunteering. A seamstress, gardener, and baker, Peg was widely known for her wonderful peanut brittle and blackberry pie. Among Peg’s passions were her faith, her nursing, her children and daughter-in-law. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, September 14, 2011, at the Montrose United Methodist Church with Rev. Jane M. Pykus officiating. Private interment will be in the Montrose Cemetery. Friends may call on the family Tuesday evening from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Daniel K. Regan Funeral Home. Donations in Peg’s name can be made to the Montrose United Methodist Church, 526 Church St., Montrose, PA 18801 or to the Susquehanna County Historical Society, 18 Monument Square, Montrose, PA 18801.
Published in Binghamton Press & Sun-Bulletin on September 12, 2011
