Florence Seidel

Florence SEIDEL Florence Anne Seidel, age 81, of Seattle, formerly of Racine, WI, passed away Sunday March 7, 2010 at home with family. Florence was born in Chicago, IL May 2, 1928, daughter of the late Fred Arthur McKinley and Alice Mae (nee: Elise Mae Krummenacher) Isberg. On May 25, 1946 in Chicago, IL Florence was united in marriage to Herbert Seidel. Florence was a long-time member of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Racine. She worked at Western Printing and eventually retired from J. I. Case Company. She was a beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who loved to travel all over to see family and friends. Florence is survived by her children Harold and wife Ginger Seidel of Beavercreek, OH, Elise and husband Fred Webb, of Greenville, TX and David and wife Ruth Seidel of Seattle, WA together with 10 grandchildren and 18 great grandchildren. She invested herself in her sister, children, nieces, nephews,in-laws, grandchildren, great grandchildren and friends. She will be sorely missed. She died peacefully after a short final fight with complications from COPD. Her battle cry was that she would rather wear out than rust out and in this past year she made extended visits to Ohio, South Carolina, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Florence always wanted to go to college and has donated her remains to the University of Washington for medical research. In lieu of flowers, memorials to Wallingford Senior Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave N Ste 140, Seattle, WA 98103.