Seavers in the News -- 1980 Obituary of Cletus Seaver (1902-1980) of New Jersey

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 Central New Jersey Home News newspaper dated Tuesday, 23 December 1980, Page 3, Column 1:

The transcription of the article is:

"Cletus Seaver, 78, of Monroe, NYC highway operations chief

"MONROE -- Cletus A. Seaver, 78, of Malden Lane in the Rossmoor section died Sunday at Princeton Medical Center.

"Mr. Seaver was born in the Dongan Hill section of Staten Island, where he lived until moving to Rossmoor eight years ago.  He tired in 1972 as director of operations for the New York City Highway Department.  Prior to that, he was Borough of Richmond engineer.

"A graduate of Villanova Engineering College, Mr. Seaver was also a licensed funeral director in the state of New York and was a past president of the New York Chapter of Professional Engineers.

"He also was a past president of the Staten Island Rotary Club and was a member of the Hightstown-South Brunswick Rotary Club.  A former director of the Visiting Nurses Association of Staten Island, he was a charter member of the Old Guard at Rossmoor.

"His wife, Mary, died Sept. 3.

"Mr. Seaver is survived by two sons, Lawrence A. of Scotch Plains and Thomas C. of Rye, N.Y.; two daughters, Mary Jane Cantwell od Turnersville and Kathryn S. Alvin of Bronxville, N.Y.; two sisters, Helen Hanley and Mildred Casazza, both of Staten Island, and 11 grandchildren.

"Services will be at 9 a.m. tomorrow at the Lester Memorial Home, 16 Church St., Jamesburg, followed by a 9:30 a.m. Mass of Christian Burial at St. James R.C. Church, Jamesburg.

"Burial will be in Holy Cross Burial Park, South Brunswick.

"Donations can be made to the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society."

The source citation is:

"Cletus Seaver, 78, of Monroe, NYC highway operations chief," The Central New Jersey Home News newspaper, Tuesday, 23 ecember 1980, page 3, column 1, Cletus A. Seaver obituary; imaged,  Newspapers.com   (https://www.newspapers.com : accessed 7 October 2024).

This obituary provides a good summary of the life and family of Harold W. Seaver, along with his employment, associations and services.

Cletus A. Seaver (1902-1980) was born 12 April 1902 in Staten Island, New York, the son of Larence A. and Mary A. (Delaney) Seaver.  Cletus died on 21 December 1980 in Princeton, New Jersey.  He married Mary Hoolihan (1902-1980) before 1934, probably in Richmond County, New York.  They had four children:

*  Mary Jane Seaver (1934-????), married John C. Cantwell (1933-????).

*  Lawrence A. Seaver (1937-2014), married about 1960 Joanne E. Grimm (1943-????)

*  Thomas C. Seaver (1939-????), married before 1977 Darlene Frances Bennett (1947-2006).

*  Kathryn S. Seaver (1946-????), married ???? Alvin.

Cletus A. Seaver (1902-1980) is not a Seaver cousin to my knowledge - he is descended from Patrick and Julia (McGlynn) Seaver who emigrated from Ireland in the early 1800s to New York City.

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 excellent obituary with detailed information.  I am glad that I can honor Cletus A. 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.

                                  =============================================

Disclosure:  I have a paid subscription to Newspapers.com and have used it extensively to find articles about my ancestral and one-name families.

The URL for this post is: https://www.geneamusings.com/2024/10/seavers-in-news-1980-obituary-of-cletus.html

Copyright (c) 2024, Randall J. Seaver

Please note that all comments are moderated, and may not appear immediately.

Please comment on this post on the website by clicking the URL above and then the "Comments" link at the bottom of each post.    Share it on Twitter, Facebook,  or Pinterest using the icons below.  Or contact me by email at randy.seaver@gmail.com.