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Kay (Birt) Seiler
Kay (Birt) Seiler, age 85, of Greenville, Ohio, passed away peacefully
on July 29, 2019 at Oakley Place retirement home in Greenville.
She was born March 20, 1934 in Greenville, Ohio to the late Leonard and
Carolyn (Huber) Birt. In addition to her parents, Kay was
preceded in death by her husband, Jack Seiler, whom she married March
23, 1959; one brother, Tom Birt; and one sister, Betty Swartwout.
Kay was very active in the community and served in leadership roles in
many organizations. She was past-president of the Republican
Women’s Club, the Business and Professional Women’s Club (BPW), Eastern
Star, and Civitan to name a few. She also served on the Board of
Trustees for Edison State Community College, organized her high school
class luncheons (Greenville class of 1952) and volunteered as a Sunday
school teacher and church camp leader at the First United Church of
Christ in Greenville during her children’s earlier years.
Kay may be most widely known for her political achievements. She
served Ohio’s 8th Congressional District for nearly two decades with
her career ending in the office of Congressman John Boehner (former
Speaker of the House). Prior to that, she also worked for
Congressman’s Tom Kindness and Buzz Lukens. Whenever you were
told to “call your local Congressman” or you needed help “cutting
through the red tape”, odds are you spoke to Kay or one of her
assistants. She provided help and guidance to the citizens of the
district on everything from social security issues to emergency
passports to IRS problems to White House tours….just to name a
few. No problem was too large or too small.
Others may remember Kay from many years ago as the “Welcome Wagon
Lady”. She greeted new people to the community with gifts and
merchandise from local merchants. Others may also recall her
working at the local Sears store. Wherever life’s journey took
her, Kay left a mark with her smiling face, high energy, and positive
attitude.
Kay is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Jenny and Jack Clark of
Arcanum, Ohio; son and daughter-in-law, Mark and Erin Seiler of
Springfield, Ohio; son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Cyndi Seiler of
Key West, Florida; brother and sister-in-law, Wes and Kaye Birt of
Summerville, South Carolina; grandchildren Katie Gabbard, Molly Clark,
Dan Clark, Adam Seiler, Andrew Seiler and Aubree Smith; and new
great-grandchild Isla.
The family will receive friends on Saturday August 3, 2019 from 11:00
AM until 2:00 PM in the Zechar Bailey Funeral Home Greenville,
Ohio. Memorial services will begin at 2:00 PM with Pastor Terry
Haworth officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenville
Cemetery.
A sincere thank you goes out to the Oakley Place retirement home, State
of the Heart Hospice, and the Dayton Physicians Network. They all
gave Kay excellent care in her battle. The family requests that
Memorial Contributions be made to State of the Heart Hospice.
Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com
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