OBITUARY: Edwin R. Seaton, 1912-1997, Mitchell County, Iowa

[Based on Obituary in Mason City Globe Gazette; October 20, 1997]




                            Edwin R. Seaton

OSAGE, IOWA-- Edwin R. Seaton, age 85, of Osage, died Friday, Oct. 17, 1997,
at the Osage Rehabilitation and Health Care Center.  Funeral services will
be held today at the Champion Funeral Home, Osage, with the Rev. Robert
Barrick officiating. Burial will be in the Osage Cemetery with Masonic
Rites by Osage Masonic Lodge

Edwin was born on May 3, 1912, in Montpelier, North Dakota, the son of
Roy O. And Hazel (Russel) Seaton. As a youth, he moved to Osage with
his family. Edwin graduated from the Osage High School in 1931. He served
with the United States Army during World War II. After returning from the
war, he owned and operated Seaton Motor Sales along with his brother Dean.

He was a 50-year member of the American Legion and 50-year member of the
Masonic Lodge.

Survivors include one sister, Veda Donald, Osage; one brother, Dean Seaton,
Osage; a niece, Phoebe Snittjer and her husband, Charles, of Osage; a
great-niece, Melissa Gerace and her husband, Garry.

He was preceded in death by his parents.



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