Milton William Seaver Jr.

Milton William Seaver, Jr, born September 17 1931 in Colchester Vt, Son of Milton Seaver Sr and Ruth (Myott) Seaver, passed away peacefully at age 93 Monday morning, June 23, surrounded by his family after a long illness at the Meadows in Rutland Vermont.
Milt is survived by his wife of 68 years Colleen Seaver, daughter Sharon, sons Robert and John and his precious grandchildren Michael, Daniel, Ashlee, Matthew and Rachel and his brother David. He is also survived by many cousins, nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by his brother John.
Milt was raised in Wallingford and attended Wallingford schools until high school and graduated from MSJ in Rutland, class of 1949.
He then enlisted in the military and served with the 43rd infantry division in Germany during the Korean war.
After his service he started his career with General Electric in Ludlow as a bench mechanic and worked his way up to become a master all around machinist. He transferred to the Rutland GE plant and ended his career as a Sr Engineer of Forge Technology. He retired after 34 years in 1987.
He married Colleen Kennedy July 14 1956 at St Patrick's church.
Milt was very active in Phil Hoff's campaign for Governor in 1962. After Phil Hoff was successfully elected he asked Milt and those who worked with him what they wanted. They told him they would really like the stretch of route 7 between Wallingford and Rutland improved. A few years later, construction began on that section of route 7 that made it into the beautiful stretch of highway it is today.
He was a lifelong devout member of St Patrick's Catholic church in Wallingford, VT.
He was also very active in many community groups including:
The American Legion Ralph H Picket post #52
Wallingford recreation committee
St Patrick's parish council
Founding member of the Mill River Athletic Booster Club
Wallingford Little League and Babe Ruth
Milt enjoyed family vacations at the ocean and lakes as well as trips to Yankee stadium or Fenway park the see the Yankees play the Red Sox.
Milt and Colleen also enjoyed their retired years enjoying warm winters in St Petersburg Florida. Milt was an avid golfer and played well into his 80's. He was also a big supporter of local sports, rarely missing his children's games.
The family would like to express our sincere thanks to the many medical and senior help organizations that have taken such great care of Milt in his final years including:
Wallingford Rescue
Rutland Regional Medical Center
Rutland Rehabilitation Center
Visiting Nurses Association
Bayada Home Care
The Pines
Marble Valley Health Care
Visiting Nurse and Hospice for VT
And a special thanks to the entire staff at The Meadows who cared for Milt at the most trying time with love and compassion at every moment.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Wallingford Rescue Squad, PO Box 246, Wallingford VT 05773.
Funeral Services will be held on Friday, July 11, 2025 at 11:00AM at St Patrick's church in Wallingford followed by a reception at The Victorian Inn in Wallingford.