Seely, Alma 1928-2015

SEELY, WYATT, LARISON, LARSON

Posted By: Linda Ziemann, volunteer (email)
Date: 10/17/2015 at 09:08:35

Date of Death
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Akron, Iowa

Alma Seely, 87, of Akron, Iowa passed away Thursday, October 15, 2015 at the Akron Care Center in Akron.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at Union Creek Lutheran Church, rural Akron. Reverend Carla Nelson will officiate. Burial will follow in Union Creek Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation will be after 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, with the family present from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., all at Carlsen Funeral Home – Schroeder Chapel in Akron.

Memorials can be made in Alma’s name to the Akron Care Center.

Alma Iantha Wyatt was born August 22, 1928 in Hardy, Iowa, one of twin daughters born to Oscar and Mae (Larison) Wyatt. She attended school at Vernon Township Consolidated School and graduated in 1945.

Following high school, she attended Iowa State Teacher’s College in Cedar Falls, Iowa where she received her 2 year teaching certificate. Following college, she taught school in Akron, Iowa from 1947-1949.

She was united in marriage to Eldon Seely on July 10, 1949. The couple farmed in Union County, South Dakota. After raising her children, Alma worked in the dietary department at the Akron Care Center and was the supervisor when she retired in 1997. In 1987, they moved off the farm and into Akron. Eldon passed away March 26, 2001. After Eldon’s passing, she returned to care center as a volunteer, something she was doing up until her health began to fail. She became a resident of the care center in December of 2014.

Alma was a longtime member of Union Creek Lutheran Church where she served on church council and helped in other capacities. She was a faithful member of the youth committee for a number of years. Through the years, Alma enjoyed gardening, knitting, quilting, reading, jigsaw puzzles, cooking, and baking. But most of all, she loved the times spent with her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren.

Survivors include her children: Marsha McGraw of Sioux City, IA, Marlene (Robert) Gries of Sioux City, IA, and Myron (Michelle) Seely of Hinton, IA; her grandchildren: Shari (Gary) Evans-Murphy, Robert (Stephanie) Gries Jr., Cody Seely, and Tawny Seely; her great grandchildren: Trenton Evans-Murphy, Elise Evans-Murphy, JJ Strain, and Cadence Strain; her twin sister: Alta Johnson of Akron; a brother: Charles (Beth) Wyatt of George, IA; a sister in law: Shirley Wyatt of Leesburg, VA; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister: Etta Ogan; and two brothers: Burl (Harriet) Wyatt and Virgil Wyatt; a son in law: Roger McGraw; and a brother in law: Arden Johnson.