Funeral services for Harley Edward Seeman, 99, of Woodward have been changed to Wednesday, Jan. 10 at 2 p.m. at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Bouton. Burial will be at the Peoples Cemetery in rural Boone County. A visitation was held at the Murdock Funeral Home in Perry on Monday, Jan. 8.
Harley passed away Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024, at the Eden Acres campus of the Perry Lutheran Homes in Perry, Iowa, with his family by his side.
Harley was born May 2, 1924, in rural Bouton, Iowa, the son of John and Dora (Meier) Seeman. He attended Banner School until the ninth grade, when he decided the farm was where he wanted to be.
Harley was drafted in the U.S. Army Air Corp on May 22, 1945, and was Honorably Discharged Nov. 13, 1946. He served in Iceland as a crane operator.
Harley was united in marriage to Esther Hirschi on July 12, 1947, at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Bouton, Iowa. They were married for 36.5 years before her sudden death in January 1984.
Family was a very important part of his life, and Harley instilled a strong work ethic in his children.
Harley saw lots of changes, from farming with horses to driving tractors with auto-steer. He raised hogs and fed cattle for many years. He was active in farming until the age of 99.
Harley was a past member and a board member of the Boone County Cattlemen’s Association and a Farm Bureau member, and he belonged to the St. Paul Lutheran Church.
His hobby was restoring old tractors.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Esther; grandson, Jacob Seeman; granddaughter-in-law, Amber King; sister, Esther Brooks; brother-in-law, Nace Brooks; sister-in-law, Gladys Hansen; and brother-in-law, Harold Hansen.
He is survived by his three children, Larry (Sandy) Seeman of Woodward, Jim (Gail) Seeman of Woodward and Peg (Jon) King of Boone; grandchildren, Carley (Brad) Schell, granddaughter-in-law, Mindy Seeman, Heidi (Johan) Larsson, Brandon King and Stacy (Hoss) Walters; great-grandchildren, Harley Schell, Annika, Linnea and Helena Larsson, Kaden and Brady Seeman, Skyler and Katelyn Walters, Gracie King, Chelsey (Tyler) Ehlers and Maddie Sturtz; great-great-grandson, Asher Ehlers; nephews, Stewart Brooks and Michael Hansen; niece, Barbara Brooks; and his beloved dog, Bubby.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the family to be trusted for the great-grandchildren’s college fund. Condolences and memorials may be sent to Murdock Funeral Home in Perry. Online condolences may be sent to murdockfuneralhome.net.
