Clara Louise Seeley
Personal
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: May 26, 1854
Date of Death: August 2, 1912
Birth Place: VA
Death Place: Iowa Falls, IA
Marriage
Spouse: Eugene E. Seeley
Date of Marriage: September 10, 1885
Death of Mrs. E.E. Seeley
Last Friday afternoon, August 2, 1912, at the family home in this city occurred the death of Mrs. Eugene E. Seeley. She had been poorly for some time. The funeral services were held at the home Sunday and interment took place in Union Cemetery. Rev. J.R. Caffyn of the Methodist church had charge of the services.
Mrs. Seeley was born in Virginia, May 26, 1854 and came with her parents to Iowa when she was two years old. They settled at Point Pleasant in this county. On September 10th, 1885 she was united in marriage to Mr. E.E. Seeley. To them were born four children, all of whom are living. They are Mrs. Mabel Staley, Rcine; Mrs. Eleanor Harkness, Buffalo Center; William of Lansing, Minnesota, and Cleve at home. Besides the husband and children there are four brothers and two sisters: Mrs. Madison Cooper, Racine; Mrs. Martha Hornung, Hubbard; Joseph and Ernest Mitterer, Buffalo Center; A.W. Mitterer, Eldora; and John Mitterer, Point Pleasant.
The deceased was a member of the Methodist church and had many friends who grieve her death.
Transcription of obituary donated to SGS – believe the article may have appeared in the Iowa Falls Tribune.
Mrs. Eugene Seeley died at her home in Iowa Falls, Friday morning, after a long illness. The most of her life had been spent in this county, the family living on a farm south of Alden for many years. A few years ago they moved to Iowa Falls to make their home. She has been in very poor health for a long time and her death was not unforeseen. The funeral was held Sunday.
Published in the Alden Times, (Alden, IA) August 9, 1912 page 8
Mrs. E.E. Seeley
Last week’s papers in giving the obituary notices of Mrs. E.E. Seeley, omitted some of the facts regarding her life and we would like to add the following to what has previously been published concerning her life.
Mrs. Seeley was a member of the Methodist church, was the last Past Noble of the Rebeckah lodge of Iowa Falls, a member of the Women’s relief Corpse and carried insurance in the Fraternal Bankers Reserve Society. She was well like as was shown by the floral offerings at the funeral which were numerous and very beautiful.
Friends from Eldora, Hubbard, Buckeye and Alden, besides all of her brothers and sisters attended the funeral.
Published in the Alden Times, (Alden, IA) August 16, 1912 front page
