Margaret L. (Rau) Seyfried

Margaret "Pat" Seyfried, 99, of New Bremen, died on Saturday, February 25, 2023, at Elmwood Assisted Living of New Bremen. She was born April 12, 1923, in Toledo, OH, daughter of the late Albert and Louise (Vultee) Rau. On September 4, 1948, she married Donald N. Seyfried and together they shared 72 years before his death on March 14, 2021. Surviving are her daughters Susan (David) Popwell of Decatur, GA, Diane (Robert) Strawn of Lakeside Park, KY, and MaryAnn (Glenn) Seyfried-Clemmons of Ashburn, VA; her grandchildren: Dr. Jeffrey (Lara) Strawn, Jeremy (Nicole) Clemmons, Mallory Clemmons, Courtney (Evan) Clemmons-Hoffman; great-grandchildren: Rachel and Elliott Strawn and Oliver Clemmons. She will also be fondly remembered by her sister Gertrude Brownlee of Sanford, MI, and by her countless nieces and nephews who referred to her as A.P. Along with her parents and husband, Margaret was preceded in death by her siblings Bernard Rau, Doris Quick, and Ruth Richmond. Margaret was a graduate of the former Weidman High School in Weidman, MI, and continued her education at Central Michigan University in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. She  moved to Lansing, Michigan where she worked as an x-ray technician and was a transcriptionist in the radiology department at Sparrow Hospital. This is where she would eventually meet Don. They were married in 1948, and in 1951, they made their way to New Bremen where they settled and raised their three daughters. She had been an active member of the Church of the Holy Redeemer in New Bremen where she was involved with the funeral luncheon committee, was a Holy Duster, a Sacristan, and taught 3rd grade CCD for 13 years. To know Margaret was to love her. Her kindness, positive attitude, and quick wit will certainly be missed by her friends and family. Margaret's ashes will be interred beside her husband, Donald in the St. Joseph the Worker Cemetery in Beal City, during a private service. To sign the online guest book or leave a condolence for the family please visit www.CharlesRLux.com.