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Birth:          10 Mar 1932 Italy, Yates Co., N.Y.
Death:          29 Nov 2009 Syracuse, N.Y.
Burial:         6 Dec 2009 Seager Family Cemetery, Italy, Yates Co., N.Y.

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1940 in Italy, Yates Co., N.Y.
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Barton Duane Seager 
Sherburne- Barton Duane Seager, 77, died Saturday, November 28, 2009, at Crouse 
Hospital in Syracuse, NY, following a brief illness.

He was born March 10, 1932, on the family farm in Italy Valley, New York, the son of 
the late Harry William and Reva Olney Seager. He attended a one-room schoolhouse 
in Italy Valley and graduated as part of the Class of 1950 from Naples High School, 
Naples, New York. While in high school, Barton played football, basketball and his 
favorite sport, baseball, in addition to serving as President of the Student Council and 
Class President. He then went on to receive his Bachelor of Science in Agricultural 
Economics from Cornell University in 1955. While at Cornell, Bart was a member of the 
Cayuga Lodge fraternity and played football until a leg injury ended his sports 
endeavors. It was also during his college years at Cornell that he met his future wife. 
On August 20, 1955, Barton was united in marriage to Charlotte Duerr Reit at the 
Methodist Church in South Otselic.

Shortly following graduation from Cornell, Bart enlisted in the United States Army, 
where he served for several years and through promotions was made an officer as a 
2nd Lieutenant, and was stationed at Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island. Following his 
military service, Barton joined Moore Business Forms, Inc., in 1958, beginning his 30 
year career as a salesman out of their Syracuse, New York, offices. He was a very 
successful salesman with Moore, and through over ten years of outstanding sales 
records, was recognized by his company with their Lifetime Achievement Award, 
having moved through promotions to Elmira and then Poughkeepsie, NY, as District 
Manager, where he retired in 1988.

For many years, Barton was an active member of the Poughkeepsie Kiwanis Club and 
the Dutchess County Rotary Club as well as volunteering as a recruiter for the Cornell 
Admissions Alumni Ambassador Network. Bart had several deep interests: animals, 
particularly horses; agronomy & farming; and sports. Throughout his entire life, he 
loved to raise and care for animals, where he truly had a special gift. His favorite was 
Arabian horses, which he owned several and showed as a long time member of the 
Arabian Horse Association. Bart loved the farm where he grew up and loved the study 
of plants and soils, whether cultivating his garden, putting in hay or raising Christmas 
trees on High Tor Farms, Inc., which he founded along with his son and their wives, 
and was a member of the New York Christmas Tree Growers Association to support 
this industry. 

Above all else, Bart's greatest joy was his family. He was a devoted son, brother, 
father and grandfather and took a sincere interest in all his extended family members, 
making time to spend with all as much as possible and share in their activities and 
accomplishments, no matter how great or small. 

Bart's beloved wife of 52 years, Charlotte, predeceased him in 2007; however, he is 
survived by his children, Gerard and Teresa Seager of Smyrna, NY, Jeffrey and Jody 
Seager of Kannapolis, NC, and Karlyn and John Myers of Plymouth, NY; and his 
grandchildren, Lauren Teresa, Sarah Beth Waters, Martha Katherine, Reva Leigh, 
Andrew Waters, Kyle Duerr, Justin Ryan, Corey Drew Seager, Jessica Charlotte and 
Michelle Katherine Bender. In addition, he is survived by his sister, Nancy Palese and 
her husband, John, of Italy Valley, NY; his brother, Edward and his wife, Joan, of Italy 
Valley, NY; his brother, Gary and his wife, Donna, of Italy Valley, NY; and his sister-
in-law, Jean Seager of Rochester, NY. His brother, Varian, predeceased him in 1988.
CNY Funeral Services were held on Saturday, December 5, 2009, at the United 
Church of Christ in Sherburne, NY, followed by a reception in the church hall. A 
second funeral service for friends and family in Western, NY, was held on Saturday, 
December 5, 2009, at the Trinity Federated Church in Naples, NY, followed by a 
reception at the Maxfield's Hose Company. Graveside services with military honors and 
interment were held Sunday, December 6, 2009, in the Seager Family Cemetery, Old 
Prattsburg Road, Italy Valley, NY. 
In lieu of flowers, Barton's family has requested donations in his honor and memory be 
made to either the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society.
Arrangements have been entrusted to Burgess & Tedesco Funeral Home, 10 S. Main 
St., Sherburne, NY. For additional information 

Parents
SEAGER Harry W. (29 May 1912 - 17 Apr 1996)
OLNEY Reva Vivian (4 May 1913 - 2 Jul 1989)

Siblings
SEAGER Barton Duane (10 Mar 1932 - 29 Nov 2009)
SEAGER Nancy A. ()
SEAGER Edward O. ()
SEAGER Varian Dale (19 Nov 1939 - 13 May 1989)
SEAGER Gary Lou ()

Marriage To REIT Charlotte Duerr (22 Feb 1934 - 10 Nov 2007)
    m. 20 Aug 1955 South Otselic, N.Y.

Notes


Children by REIT Charlotte Duerr 22 Feb 1934 - 10 Nov 2007
SEAGER Gerard S. ()
SEAGER Jeffrey Duerr ()
SEAGER Karlyn T. ()

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