Lester B. Seaman

Lester B. Seaman, 79, formerly of Shiloh, died at 9:50 p.m. Thursday at the Quality Care Center in Willard after an extended illness.

Born Oct. 18, 1906 in Shiloh, he was the son of Frank and Dora (McCormick) Seaman. He was an employee of the Shelby Business Forms, retiring in 1968. He also had a farm in Shiloh and was a member of St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Bucyrus.

Surviving are his wife, Lois (Willet) Seaman, whom he married Aug. 11, 1962; a son: Dean of Shelby; three daughters: Mrs. Dorothy Sloan of Plymouth, Mrs. Robert (Alice) Heifner of Shelby, and Mrs. Wayne (Mary) McLaughlin of Plain City; 11 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; two brothers: Marion Seaman of Shiloh, and Elmer Seaman of Shelby; and one sister: Mrs. Billy (Mary) Wilson of Shelby.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Grace in 1962.

Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Turner Funeral Home with Rev. M.P. Paetznick and Rev. Preston Van Deursan officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery in Shiloh. Friends may call one hour prior to the service Sunday. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Quality Care Center in Willard and can be left at the funeral home.