John Seifert

John Arthur Seifert, 77, of Ray, Ohio passed away on January 26, 2021 at his home, surrounded by family, following a battle with Leukemia for the past year. John was born in Taylorville, Illinois to Ludwig J. and Vera I. (Seeger) Seifert.   On September 3, 1977, John married Catherine Ann Quinn of Tupper Lake, NY, who survives him. John graduated from Wilson High School in West Lawn, PA, and received an Associate's Degree in Forestry from Paul Smith's College in Paul Smith's, NY. The day after college graduation, he began his career first working at the Adirondack Jamestown in Tupper Lake, NY then advancing to The Draper Corporation, also in Tupper Lake. In 1976 John moved to Munising, MI to become the maintenance supervisor at Cliffs Forest Products owned by Cleveland Cliffs Iron Company. The next step in his career took John and his family to Union City, IN where he was the mill superintendent for Frank Miller Lumber. After 36 years working in a sawmill, John ventured into sawmill equipment sales, working for Silvatech, Lyons Equipment, Inovec, finally retiring from USNR. Throughout his career, John could always be found answering other sawmillers' questions or just gabbing with a fellow sawmiller or sawmill equipment manufacturer.   In addition to his parents and his parents-in-law, Patrick E. and Louise M. (Martin) Quinn, John was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Michael J. Quinn, and a nephew, David Quinn.   Surviving John are 4 children, N. Scott Seifert of Tupper Lake, NY, Kristina K. Pratt of Rensselaer, IN, Crystal M. (Michael) Baker of Fairmont, WV, and Matthew J. Seifert of Athens, OH, and 8 grandchildren.   John also has a sister and brother-in-law in Phoenix, AZ, Judith and Paul Miller, a sister-in-law Mary Lou Quinn of Madison, WI, brothers-in-law Pat (Loni) Quinn of Millford, NH, Paul (Jane) Quinn of Old Forge, NY, John (Rita) Quinn of Tupper Lake, NY, Carolyn (Michael) Quinn of Maineville, OH, and Dennis (Karen) Quinn of Niskayuna, NY. He also leaves behind 10 nieces and 4 nephews, several cousins, and grandnephews.   John was a member of St. Peter Catholic Church in Chillicothe, OH where a Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1:00 p.m. on Monday, February 1st, with Fr. Brian Beal officiating. Funeral arrangements will be under the direction of Haller Funeral Home & Crematory. Internment will occur later this year at St. Alphonsus Cemetery in Tupper Lake, NY.   John's wishes were to have memorial contributions made to the: Adena Health Foundation-Cancer Fund, 9 S. Paint St., Chillicothe, OH, 45601; or to The Ohio State University Medical Center, Acute Myeloid Leukemia Fund, fund number 311829, PO Box 710811, Columbus, OH 43271.
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