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Obituaries: June 2006
Obit
Thrya Seelig dies at 101
Thyra Muriel Aschaffenburg was born in New Orleans, Louisiana on March
30, 1904. She led an active life despite a birth injury, which left her
with arm impairment throughout her life. She was married to Isadore Seelig
from 1925 until his death in 1969. She was a homemaker, expert cook and
seamstress, and an active volunteer for social and Jewish organizations
including a life membership in Hadassah. During the critical period of
Israel’s formation, she and her husband were leaders in the Zionist
Organization of America. Following her husband’s death, she continued
to maintain her home in New Orleans until 1990 when she moved to San Jose
to be near her daughter, Doris Davis, and her family. She remained active
for the next 12 years living at Willow Glen Villa until she moved to the
Plum Tree Care Center. She had an engaging personality and enjoyed playing
cards until just before her death at almost 102 years old.
She had a generosity of spirit that endeared her to everyone who knew
her. All will miss her wisdom and humor. Her daughters, Manon Shields
and Doris Davis, and son-in-law Richard G. Davis, and grandchildren, Deborah
Davis Hawkins and Dr. Richard S. Davis and his wife Sonia and four great
grandchildren, J. Spencer Hawkins, Lindsey K. Hawkins, Steven I. Davis
and Alec B. Davis, survive her.
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