Michael SeeleyBeacon - Michael A. Seeley, a longtime resident of Beacon, passed away peacefully on November 13, 2017. He was 100 years old.Michael was born on August 3, 1917 in Brockway, Fishkill, the son of the late Michael Seeley, Sr and Edna Crusie Seeley. Michael proudly served his country during
World War II in the United States Army where he was a member of the 84th Infantry Division and fought in the Battle of the Bulge. He also received a
Purple Heart for wounds received in combat. He worked in the Brockway Brickyard with his father and then at Texaco Research Center in Glenham. He was a longtime member of the Slater Chemical Fire Company in Glenham, a member of the Military Order of the Purple Heart and faithfully attended Army reunions.Michael is survived by his children, Lorraine Zeiss, Terrance Seeley, Michelle Cioffi and Barbara Powlis; his grandchildren, John and Jeffrey Zeiss, Stephanie Dunckley, Angela and Joseph Cioffi, Jeffrey Powlis, Jr. and Danielle Powlis; many nieces and nephews.Michael was predeceased by his first wife, Evelyn Chrinian Seeley in 2001, his second wife, Hilda Leyman Seeley in 2006; his sisters, Helen Mattracion and Loretta Slinsky.A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, November 18 at 10 a.m. at St. John the Evangelist Church, 35 Willow Street, Beacon. Burial with military honors will follow at St. Joachim Cemetery, 325 Washington Avenue, Beacon.Memorial donations in memory of Michael may be made to St. Joachim - St. John the Evangelist Church, 2 Oak Street, Beacon, New York 12508.To send a personal condolence please visit
www.riverviewbyhalvey.com.Funeral arrangements are under the care of Patrick J. Halvey of Riverview Funeral Home by Halvey, LLC.
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