Eldon W. Seelig

Eldon Seelig, 93, of Moorhead, MN, died Wednesday, February 22, 2017 at Bethany on University in Fargo, ND.

Eldon Seelig was born May 10, 1923 in Lisbon, ND, the son of Lloyd and Bertha (Linzbach) Seelig. He attended school at Enderlin, Lisbon and Casey Consolidated. He was graduated from Lisbon High School in 1941 where he was active in various sports. He continued in sports while attending Wahpeton State School of Science where he earned a letter playing football.

In 1943 he enlisted into the Army Air Corps. He served with a B-24 bomber squadron attached to the 5th Air Force in the South Pacific. After discharge in 1946 he attended North Dakota State University at Fargo, ND. He was graduated in 1949 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Agricultural Engineering. He was employed by the US Department of Agriculture and lived in Mayville, ND from 1949-1953.

He was united in marriage to Marian Butler in Aitkin, MN on March 31, 1951. They lived in Mayville until moving to Minot, ND in 1953 where he was employed as a territory manager by Minneapolis Moline Co. In 1960 he accepted employment with the American State Bank (now Bremer). He eventually served as a Senior Vice President, working in the Agriculture Loan Department for about 28 years. He retired in July of 1988.

Eldon was a member of First Lutheran Church since 1953 and served for many years on the Board of Directors for the First Lutheran Foundation. He served on the Church Council and was President from 1987-1988. He was active in civic affairs, serving as president of the Minot Area Development Corporation in 1983-84, president of the United Fund of Minot in 1973-74, treasurer of the Minot Chamber of Commerce and board member of the Minot Country Club.

He was named a Paul Harris Fellow by the Minot Rotary Club. He was a part member of the Colin Brown Y’s Men Club, Life member of the Elks Club, member of the Moose Lodge and American Legion. He was a graduate of the School of Banking at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He also completed continuing education with the American Institute of Banking.

Eldon’s hobbies included golfing, hunting, fishing, and gardening.

Eldon is survived by his wife, Marian; sons, Bruce (Gay) Seelig, Fargo, ND; Keith (Kari) Seelig, Cameron, WI; daughter, Margaret (Darryl) Anderson, Ottawa, IL; sisters, Lois (Paul) Scheel, Bloomington, MN; Dian Poitras, Winfield, IL; grandchildren, Rebecca (Luke) Donley, Emily (John) Shipman, Aaron (Anne) Seelig, Eric (Molly) Anderson, Maren (Tommy) Caproni; and great-grandchildren, Noel Donley, Henry Shipman, Runa Seelig, Kenzie Anderson and Lillian Caproni.

He was preceded in death by his parents and great-grandson, Brayden Anderson.