David Wellington Seiter

1929 - 2016  (87 years)

• Name	David Wellington Seiter
  Born	18 May 1929	Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan
  Gender	Male
  Group	Descendant of Mayflower Passenger
  	Passenger or Descendant of the Mayflower
  Group	Mayflower - Francis Eaton
  	Descendant of Francis Eaton of the Mayflower
  Group	Mayflower - George Soule
  	Descendant of George Soule of the Mayflower
  Group	Veteran of the Korean War
  	Person who served in the Korean War
  FamilySearch ID	LVQG-QY6
  	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LVQG-QY6
  FindaGrave Memorial ID	166588504
  	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166588504
  Died	6 Jul 2016	Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan
  Buried	13 Aug 2016	Cherry Grove Cemetery, Clare, Clare County, Michigan
  Person ID	I19882	New England Hall Families Master Tree
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2020

  
  

  Father	David Seiter,   b. 10 Jan 1904, Isabella County, Michigan ,   d. 29 Mar 2002, Delta Township, Eaton County, Michigan  (Age 98 years)
  Mother	Alma Catherine Irish,   b. 11 Nov 1908, Clare, Clare County, Michigan ,   d. 5 May 1998, Clare, Clare County, Michigan  (Age 89 years)
  Married	11 Nov 1927	Rosebush, Isabella County, Michigan
  Family ID	F9489	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Patricia Irene "Patsy" Hall,   b. 25 Jun 1931, Midland, Midland County, Michigan ,   d. 6 Jun 2008, Waterville, Lucas County, Ohio  (Age 76 years)
  Married	8 Jul 1946	Rossville, Walker County, Georgia
  Divorced	12 Nov 1949	Clare, Clare County, Michigan
  Marriage Status	Divorced
  Children	1. D.R. Seiter
  Last Modified	20 Dec 2020
  Family ID	F9447	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 18 May 1929 - Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan Married - 8 Jul 1946 - Rossville, Walker County, Georgia Divorced - 12 Nov 1949 - Clare, Clare County, Michigan Died - 6 Jul 2016 - Battle Creek, Calhoun County, Michigan Buried - 13 Aug 2016 - Cherry Grove Cemetery, Clare, Clare County, Michigan  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Badges		Mayflower Descendant
  		Veteran of the Korean War

  
  

• Notes

  From FindaGrave: David Wellington Seiter, age 87, passed away peacefully at the Battle Creek VA Medical Center on Wednesday, July 6, 2016, with family at his bedside. David was born the son of David and Alma (Irish) Seiter on May 18, 1929, in Pontiac, Michigan. He proudly served his country in the US Army where he was stationed in Korea and Germany. Dave was an active member of the Clare-Farwell American Legion Post #558, often seen playing "Taps" at services for his fallen comrades. He was a past member of the John Q. Look Masonic Lodge #404 in Clare and was a member of the Clare United Methodist Church. David served on the Clare Police Department, had owned and operated Star Cab Company, Seiter's Marathon, and started Clare Automotive Parts Exchange, and later D. Wellington Craftworks. On his 44th birthday he graduated with a Bachelor's degree from Northwood Institute in Automotive Parts Management. David was united in marriage to Virginia Cole-Walthew on May 28, 1994. After retirement, he dedicated 12 years caring for his parents. Dave thoroughly enjoyed woodworking, stock car racing, leather tooling, coin collecting, drawing on napkins to illustrate his point, and reciting the "potato bug" story that he had learned from his grandfather, to his grandchildren. David is survived by his wife of twenty-two years, Virginia, of Harrison; his children, David R. (Carol) Seiter of Plainwell; Connie Lee Berg of DeWitt; Kevin (Debbie) Seiter of Madison Heights; six grandchildren, David M. (Wendy) Seiter of Indianapolis, ?In.; Lori (Todd) DeHoff of Wellington, Co; Jennifer (Craig) Byer of Gig Harbor, Wa.; Jill (Sean) Baugh of Tacoma, Wa.; Hannah and Zach Seiter of Madison Hgts., Mi.; seven great-grandchildren; his three sisters, Alma Lee Owens of Midland; Connie Jane Garthe of Traverse City; Madeline (Tom) Brockway of DeWitt, several nieces and nephews, his friend and comrade Clayton Pomranky, and many, many friends at Witbeck's Grocery in Clare. David was predeceased by his parents, David and Alma. A memorial service will take place on Saturday, August 13, 2016, at 1:00 PM at the Clare United Methodist Church followed by military honors rendered by the Clare-Farwell American Legion Post #558 at the Cherry Grove Cemetery.