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Obituary- Seele, Charles

Charles Seele Dies Suddenly

Charles Seele, for many years a member of the Law township board, died unexpectedly early Monday morning (feb. 20) at his home six miles southwest of St. Marys. He had been ill only a few hours and was retiring shortly after midnight, following a reunion of the family, when he fell dead, the victim of a heart seizure.

The popular Old Timer was 77 years old.

The esteem in which he was held was attested repeatedly by his election of contests, to the office he held when the final summons came, clerk of his township board.

Charles F. Seele was a native of Saxony, Germany, being born there Nov. 20, 1872, the son of August Seele and Caroline Bolgess.

He emigrated with his parents to Kansas in 1887, living for awhile near Lawrence, then in Jackson county, and for 45 years in Wabaunsee county.

He was married April 18, 1893, at Lawrence to Minnie Supp, who passed away October 10, 1947. Together they were able to celebrate their golden wedding anniversary in 1943.

To this union ten children were born all living except William who died at the age of twelve in 1928.

The fine old citizen is survived by nine children, sixteen grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

The children surviving are August Seele, St. Marys; Herman of Denver; Mrs. Minnie Rasch of Rossville; John Seele, Rossville; Mrs. Lillie Hastings, Emporia; Mrs. Lena Lippencott, Wamego, Carl Seele, Belvue, Mrs. Laura Lohmann, Topeka and Mrs. Alice Durkee, Topeka.

Brothers surviving are Richard Seele, Belvue; Ginder Seele of Lawrence; Herman, Fred and Walter, all of Rockford, Illinois; and two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Lly, Michigan City, Mich., and Mrs. Emma Wells of Topeka.

Funeral services were last Wednesday, afternoon in the Evangelical Church at Wells Creek, the resident pastor, Rev. Vernon Kurtz officiating. The pallbearers were six grandsons: Marion Rasch, James Seele, Don Gatrost, DuWayne Seele, Carl Louis Seele and Elgie Hastings, Jr. -- St. Marys Star.


Charles Seele
Charles Seele, 77, father of Mrs. Laura Lohmann and Mrs. Alice Durkee of Topeka, died at 12:30 p.m. Monday at his farm home southwest of St. Marys.

Mr. Seele had lived on a farm four miles southwest of St. Marys for 45 years.

Other survivors are seven children, August Seele of St. Marys; Herman Seele of Denver; Mrs. Minnie Rasch and John Seele of Rossville; Mrs. Lillie Hastings of Emporia; Mrs. Lena Lippincott of Wamego, and Carl Seele of Belvue; 16 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.

Services were at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Evangelical Church west of St. Marys, with burial in the church cemetery.


We wish to thank our many friends and neighbors for their expressions of sympathy and condolence during our recent bereavement, the loss of our father, Charles Seele Children

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