This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Seekings, Deakin, Larson, Wahl, Street, Osgood, Ottaway, Baker, Pettit, Moore Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SRB.2ACE/12095 Message Board Post: PJ: Thurs. 11/3/2005: Portland: Laverne F. Seekings Sr., 82, of Fay St., formerly of Fredonia, died Wednesday (Nov. 2, 2005) in Brooks Memorial Hospital. He was born in the town of Ellery, the son of *Orma and Mabel Deakin Seekings. He retired from Dunkirk Radiator in 1985 after 20 years of service. In earlier years, he had been employed by the former Ethan Allen Furniture Co., of Mayville, and the former Kling Furniture Co. of Brocton. He was a member of the AFL-CIO Union Dunkirk Local 2603. He enjoyed sports, especially the Buffalo Bills, and the New York Yankees. His hobby was restoring cars and trucks. He is survived by his wife, June G. Larson Seekings, whom he married July 29, 1944; a son, Laverne F. Seekings Jr. of Dunkirk; two daughters: Maxine Wahl of Brocton, and Patricia Street of Babylon, N.Y.; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two brothers: Robert Seekings of Portland, and Marvin Seekings of Brocton; and a sister, Jessie Osgood of Castile, N.Y. He was preceded in death by two brothers: Gilbert and Orma Seekings. The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday in the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Brocton. The Rev. Samuel Indrieu will officiate. Interment will be in Portland Evergreen Cemetery. Additional info: *Orma Seekings was the son of *Samuel Mace and *Elizabeth Ottaway Seekings. Orma died Oct. 17, 1965 in Buffalo Veterans Hospital at age of 71 years. Orma is buried in Webster Street Cemetery in Fredonia. He was md. 1st to Mabel Deakin and 2nd to Lucy Baker. *Samuel Mace Seekings was born Jan. 26, 1871 Kiantone. Samuel died in Aug. of 1957. He was buried Aug. 5, 1957 in the Bemus Point Cemetery. He was the son of Samuel and Alice Pettit Seekings. His wife *Elizabeth Ottaway died in 1960. She was buried Feb. 24, 1960 in the Bemus Point Cemetery. Alice was the daughter of Jason and Ella Moore Ottaway.