Seehorn, Merrill F. 1923-2012

SEEHORN, LAMB, DUVALL

Posted By: Marilyn Holmes (email)
Date: 10/26/2012 at 13:05:21

The Poweshiek County CR; Jan. 25, 2012

MERRILL F. SEEHORN, 88

Merrill F. Seehorn, 88, passed away Jan. 13, 2012, at Bright Kavanagh House in Des Moines.

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 17, at the First Church of Christ in Ankeny.

Merrill was born Aug. 10, 1923, in Brooklyn, to Fayne and Anna Seehorn, and graduated from Brooklyn High School in 1941.

He served in the Army Air Corp during WWII, from 1942 to 1945.

He later worked for Neumann Construction Company fo 40 years until his retirement in 1985.

He was a member of First Church of Christ in Ankeny, which he helped establish.

Merrill is survived by his wife of 65 years, Violet (Lamb) Seehorn, of Ankeny; his sons, Dennis,of Ankeny, and Steven (Linda) of Topeka, Kan.; a daughter, Cathy (Danny) Duvall of Florissant, Mo.; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents; and a son, James Seehorn.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Church of Christ in Ankeny or the Central Brazil Mission where a granddaughter serves.