John C. Seeling, 80, a retired civil engineer with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, died of Parkinson’s disease Saturday, Feb. 19, in Northwest Community Hospital, Arlington Heights. He was an outgoing person, who also liked to bowl, said his wife, Dorothy. Born on Chicago’s South Side, Mr. Seeling graduated from Hirsch High School and received a degree in civil engineering from Purdue University. He served overseas in the Army during World War II and was awarded the Purple Heart. “He was hit with shrapnel,” his wife said. He worked for the Army Corps of Engineers for 31 years before retiring in 1980. A divorced parent, he was living in Rolling Meadows when he met Dorothy Johnson. “He was a good, decent person and we had in common that we each had three children,” she said. They married in 1961. Mr. Seeling was an avid reader who spent several years on the Rolling Meadows Library Board. Survivors also include his son, Michael; two daughters, Patricia Lafferty and Suzanne; a stepson, Michael Palmer; two stepdaughters, Catherine and Judith Palmer; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Tuesday, with services at 7:30 p.m., in Meadows Funeral Home, 3615 Kirchoff Rd., Rolling Meadows.
