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Norman J. Seward

By Joshua Smith

Byron - Norman J. Seward, 80, of Byron, passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester.

Norman was born August 10, 1937 in Bergen, a son of the late Wellington and Edith (Scroger) Seward.

Norman served 25 years with the New York Army National Guard and worked construction for National Fuel in Batavia.  He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Batavia, the NRA and a life member of South Byron Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.

He is survived by his wife, Marian (Heywood) Seward of Byron; two daughters, Sandra (David) Hofert of Batavia and Laura (Neil) Marzolf of Darien; three grandchildren, Kayleen Hofert and Grace and Carson Marzolf; three brothers,  Myron (late Ethlyn) Seward of Basom, Elton (Jean) Seward of Batavia and Gordon (Delores) Seward of Bergen and nieces and nephews.  

Calling hours are Sunday (January 21st) from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at the H.E. Turner & Co. Funeral Home, 403 East Main St., Batavia.  Services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday (January 22nd) at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 31 Washington Ave., Batavia, where full military honors will be held at the conclusion of the funeral.  Burial will be in Stone Church Cemetery, Bergen.  

Memorials may be made to St. Paul Lutheran Church, 31 Washington Ave., Batavia, NY 14020, Byron Rescue Squad, P.O. Box 326, Byron, NY 14422 or South Byron Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., P.O. Box 30, South Byron, NY 14557.

Please leave a condolence, share a story or light a candle at www.bataviafuneralhomes.com.

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