Orin Delbert Seelye

1917 - 1958  (41 years)

• Name	Orin Delbert Seelye  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Birth	8 Mar 1917	Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA   [3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13]
  Gender	Male
  Cause of Death	Myocardial Infarction
  Residence	1930	Belleview, Belleview, Clallam, Washington, USA   [12]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
  Residence	1935	Belleview, Clallam, Washington, USA   [8]
  Residence	1940	Belleview, Clallam, Washington, USA   [8]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son
  Residence	14 Oct 1940	Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA   [7]
  	Relation to Head of House: Self; Height 5 11; Weight 170; Complexion Light; Hair Color Brown; Eye Color Blue
  Residence	Apr 1945	Clallam, Washington, USA   [10]
  Military Service	17 Apr 1945	Fort Lewis, Pierce, Washington, USA   [10]
  Residence	1950	Clallam, Washington, USA   [11]
  	Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married
  Residence	1955	Kelso, Cowlitz, Washington, USA   [2]
  Residence	1958	Kelso, Cowlitz, Washington, USA   [1]
  Death	8 Sep 1958	Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, USA   [3, 9, 13]
  Obituary - Orin Delbert Seelye	9 Sep 1958	Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, USA   [14]
  		Newspapers.com - Longview Daily News - 9 Sep 1958 - 7 Obituary - Orin Delbert Seelye
  Orin Delbert Seelye Obituary	12 Sep 1958	Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA   [15]
  		Orin Delbert Seelye Obituary
  Name	Orin D Seelie  [12]
  Name	Orin D Seelye  [9, 10, 16]
  Name	Orin D Seelye  [13]
  Name	Orin Seelye  [8, 11, 17, 18]
  Reference Number	4379
  Person ID	I4379	KLD Genealogy
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Harvy Gates Seelye,   b. Abt 1887, Minnesota, USA
  Relationship	bio
  Mother	Gertrude Belle Smith,   b. Abt 1895, Washington, USA
  Relationship	bio
  Family ID	F9292	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elzora Mabel Waldron,   b. 23 May 1921, Northome, Koochiching, Minnesota, USA d. 11 Feb 2010, Seattle, King, Washington, USA (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	13 Aug 1941	Clallam, Washington, USA   [17]
  Children	> 1. June Arlene Seelye,   b. 5 Jun 1942, Washington, USA d. 3 Jul 2013, Sequim, Clallam, Washington, USA (Age 71 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] > 2. Living + 3. Living + 4. Lorrin Delbert Seelye,   b. 24 Sep 1952, Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA d. 29 May 2011, Lynnwood, Snohomish, Washington, USA (Age 58 years)  [Father: bio]  [Mother: bio] > 5. Living
  Family ID	F1619	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 8 Mar 1917 - Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son - 1930 - Belleview, Belleview, Clallam, Washington, USA Residence - 1935 - Belleview, Clallam, Washington, USA Residence - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head: Son - 1940 - Belleview, Clallam, Washington, USA Residence - Relation to Head of House: Self; Height 5 11; Weight 170; Complexion Light; Hair Color Brown; Eye Color Blue - 14 Oct 1940 - Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA Marriage - 13 Aug 1941 - Clallam, Washington, USA Residence - Apr 1945 - Clallam, Washington, USA Military Service - 17 Apr 1945 - Fort Lewis, Pierce, Washington, USA Residence - Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married - 1950 - Clallam, Washington, USA Residence - 1955 - Kelso, Cowlitz, Washington, USA Residence - 1958 - Kelso, Cowlitz, Washington, USA Death - 8 Sep 1958 - Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, USA Obituary - Orin Delbert Seelye - 9 Sep 1958 - Longview, Cowlitz, Washington, USA Orin Delbert Seelye Obituary - 12 Sep 1958 - Port Angeles, Clallam, Washington, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  	Orin Delbert Seelye 1917-1958
  	Orin Delbert Seelye Obituary
  	Newspapers.com - Longview Daily News - 9 Sep 1958 - 7 Obituary - Orin Delbert Seelye
  	Obituary for Seelye Orin D.

  
  

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