I. Phyllis Seely (born Clark)
Personal
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: July 9, 1920
Date of Death: June 3, 2013
Birth Place: Woodstock, NB, Canada
Death Place: St. John, NB, Canada
I. Phyllis Seely
1920-2013
Phyllis Seely of Saint John, wife of Delbert Seely, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 03, 2013 at the St. John and St. Stephen Church Home. Born in Woodstock, NB on July 9, 1920, she was a daughter of the late Ward and Florence (Hawkins) Clark. In addition to her husband of 70 years, Phyllis is survived by two sons, Richard Seely (Susan) of Hampton and Gary Seely (Noreen) of Saint John; five grandchildren, Jennifer (Jonathan), Peter (Carla), David (Sarah), Matthew (Dina), and Jason; and two great grandchildren, Brennan and Emma.
Phyllis spent the greater part of her life in Saint John. After graduation from Saint John High School, she attended the Provincial Normal School and taught school in various areas of the province; thus began her life-long interest in children. She was instrumental in founding one of the first Head Start programs in the city, sponsored under Family Services, and then under the Social Services Council. She became aware of children with learning disabilities and was one of the founders of the New Brunswick Diagnostic Centre for Learning Disabilities under the sponsorship of the Provincial Chapter of the IODE. She was a former member of the Sir Douglas Hazen Chapter of the IODE and served at Primary, Municipal, and Provincial levels. She was a long time and active member of Germain Street Baptist Church, and served on the Board of Deacons. Phyllis was a social member of the Westfield Golf and Country Club, a former member of the Union Club, the Carleton Curling Club, the Gyrette Club, the Saint John Regional Hospital Auxiliary, and the Sand Point Outing Association.
Resting at Brenan’s Funeral Home, 111 Paradise Row, Saint John (634-7424), with visiting on July 22, 2013 from 2-4 and 6-8 PM. The funeral service will be held on Tuesday, July 23, 2013 at 12:00 Noon from Brenan’s Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will take place in Cedar Hill Extension Cemetery. For those who wish, remembrances to St. John and St. Stephen Church Home would be appreciated by the family.
Published online by Brenan’s Funeral Home
[Wife of great-great-grandson of SGS # 3226 – Delbert Ford; Addison Ford; James Delbert; William Jerome; James Jerome (# 3226); Jerome (# 1427); Seth; Obadiah; Obadiah; Obadiah; Obadiah]
