Walter
Seeger, 84
Red
Lake Falls - Walter "Wally" H. Seeger, 84, died
Saturday, June 30, 2001 at Hillcrest Nursing Home
in Red Lake Falls.
Funeral
services were held 
Tuesday,
July 3, at 10 a.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church in
Red Lake Falls with Rev. Gary Graff officiating.
Peggy Miller was the organist, and the soloist was
David Miller. Casketbearers were Wally's grandsons,
David Baluarte, Mark Wright, Travis Seeger, Levi
Seeger, Cole Seeger and Nick Seeger. Interment was
in Oak Grove Cemetery at Red Lake Falls.
Walter
H. Seeger was born on May 15, 1917 in Red Lake
Falls, the son of Ernest and Lydia (Funte) Seeger.
He was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran
faith and attended a country school.
On
October 14, 1942, Wally was united in marriage to
Marie Waldal of rural Plummer. Wally spent his life
farming the family farm in Red Lake Falls township
until May 15 of this year when he suffered a stroke
while driving the tractor. For 24 years, he also
worked as a mechanic for American Crystal in
Crookston, retiring in 1980.
He
was a charter member of Bethany Lutheran Church and
its men's group. He also served on the church
council.
Wally
enjoyed farming, traveling, deer hunting, spending
time fixing things in the shop, attending his
grandchildren's activities and spending time with
his family.
Survivors
include his wife, Marie of Red Lake Falls; a
daughter, Kathleen "Kaye" Baluarte of Philadelphia,
Pa.; three sons, Michael (Cheryl), Steve (Carol)
and Bradley (special friend Tricia Krabbenhoft),
all of Red Lake Falls; 22 grandchildren; five
great-grandchildren; a brother, Michael (Erlaine)
of Santa Barbara, Calif.; a sister, Clara Luntz of
Fallbrook, Calif.; a sister-in-law; several nieces
and nephews; and his wife's sisters and brothers
and their families.
Wally
was preceded in death by his parents and two
brothers, Reinhart and Alvin.
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