Graveside Service: John A. Seifert
Dan McClelland
A burial service for John A. Seifert will be held on Thursday, June 17, 2021 at 11 a.m. in St. Alphonsus Cemetery. John was born on August 20, 1943 and died of leukemia on January 26, 2021. He is survived by his wife, Cathy (Quinn) Seifert, and four children: N. Scott Seifert of Tupper Lake; Kristina Pratt of Rensselaer, Indiana; Crystal Baker of Fairmont, West Virginia; and Matthew Seifert of Athens, Ohio. He is also survived by his sister Judith and in-laws Mary Lou Quinn, Pat and Loni Quinn, Paul and Jane Quinn, John and Rita Quinn, Carolyn Quinn, and Dennis and Karen Quinn; also surviving are eight grandchildren and fourteen nieces and nephews.
John was preceded in death by his parents, his parents-in-law Patrick and Louise Quinn, his brother-in-law Michael Quinn, and his nephew David Quinn.
John is fondly remembered by his family and also by the many friends he made during his studies at Paul Smith’s College and his subsequent career in the forest products industry, including during his employment at the Adirondack Jamestown Mill and at the Draper Corporation sawmill in Tupper Lake. John was also active in the Tupper Lake Fire Department and was a founding member of the Tupper Lake Rescue Squad.