PHILADELPHIA, NY — Hazel B. Seery, 83, of County Route 29, Philadelphia, passed away, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, at home.
Born July 18, 1937, in Gouverneur, NY, she was a daughter of Helen Hibbard, she graduated from Hammond Central School.
Hazel worked several odd jobs through out the years, but her most memorable was being a school bus driver.
On April 1, 1967, she married Joseph A. Seery. Together they had two children, John in December 1967 and Linda in February 1969.
She enjoyed spending time with her granddaughters, fishing, playing cards, going to church and her animals. She was famous for playing lotto scratch offs in the Stewarts parking lot.
Survivors include her husband of 53 years, Joseph; a son and daughter-in-law, John and Rebecca Seery, Dexter, NY; two granddaughters, Angel Seery, Hawaii and Cheyenne Seery, Dexter, NY; two sisters, Yvonne Matice, Gouverneur, NY and Mary Hyde, PA; two brothers and two sisters-in-law, Robert and Kay Manson, Gouverneur, NY and Arnold and Donna Conklin, Edwards, NY; many nieces, nephews and cousins.
Her parents, a daughter, Linda in 1971, a sister, Ardis Reynolds, and a brother, John Mason, all passed away previously.
Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, in North Watertown Cemetery, Watertown, with Lay Minister, Connie Gushlaw, officiating.
Calling hours will be 10 a.m. to noon Thursday, Aug. 13, 2020, at Frederick Bros. Funeral Home, Theresa, NY.
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