Seavers in the News -- Gilbert H. Seaver (1916-1977) Dies in Michigan in 1977

 Here is this week's edition of "Seavers in the News" - a weekly feature from the historical newspapers about persons with the surname Seaver that are interesting, useful, mysterious, fun, macabre, or add information to my family tree database.

This week's entry is from the Detroit [Mich.] Free Press newspaper dated 29 March 1977, page 29:

The transcription of the article is:

"Gilbert H. Seaver, Ford Engineer

"Memorial services for Gilbert H. Seaver, 61, a metallurgical engineer for Ford Motor Co., will be held at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Birmingham Unitarian Church, 651 N. Woodward, Beverly Hills.

"Mr. Seaver died Monday at his home in West Bloomfield Township after a short illness.

"He has been employed by Ford Motor Co. for the past 25 years.  Prior to that, he worked for Cleveland Twist Drill Co. and Morris Chain Co. in Ohio.

"Mr. Seaver was a member of the American Society for Metals, Sigma Xi fraternity, the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers and the American Scandinavian Association.

"He is survived by his wife, Irene; one son, Robert; one daughter, Mrs. Linda Anne Blain, and one sister.

"Visitation will be from 4 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at the Haley Funeral Home, 24525 Northwestern Highway, Southfield."

The source citation is:

"Gilbert H. Seaver, Ford Engineer" Detroit [Mich.] Free Press newspaper, Tuesday, 29 March 1977, page 29, column 2, Gilbert H. Seaver obituary,   Newspapers.com   (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 11 December 2023).

This obituary provides the name, age, death day, death place, occupation, work experience, memberships, wife's name, children names, services and visitation, but not burial.

Gilbert Homer Seaver (1916-1977) was born 22 March 1916 in Chicago, Illinois, the son of  Charles Homer and Grace Mary (Marsh) Seaver.  He died 27 March 1977 in West Bloomfield, Michigan.  He married Irene Amundsen (1920-2009) on 27 May 1944 in Cleveland, Ohio.  They had two children:

*  Robert Norman Seaver (1946-1990).

*  Linda Anne Seaver (1949-????) married --?-- Blain.

I am a 4th cousin two times removed to Gilbert Homer Seaver (1916-1977).  Our common Seaver ancestor is my 5th great-grandfather Norman Seaver (1734-1787).

There are over 10,000 Seaver "stories" in my family tree - and this is one of them.   Life happens, accidentally and intentionally, and sometimes a person has an interesting occupation.  I am glad that I can honor Gilbert H. Seaver today.  

You never know when a descendant or relative will find this blog post and learn something about their ancestors or relatives, or will provide more information about them to me.

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