John Seright • 1926 - 2011

John Seright, 84, Granville, ND, died Thursday, March 17, 2011 in a Minot hospital.

John Wilson Seright was born on July 10, 1926, a son of John L. and Rena (Proffit) Seright, on the family farm in Riga Township.  He was raised and educated in the Granville area, attending Riga and Granville High School. 

On July 7, 1945, John was united in marriage to Alice C. Kramer. Following their marriage, they lived on the Seright Ranch in Riga Township, McHenry County, 7 miles East of Granville for 40 years. John was a lifelong rancher and also was a rural mail carrier for Upham and Granville. He also worked at the Minot Air Force Base for Peter Kewitt and sons and for Sherman Day with pre-fab housing projects.  Alice died May 19, 1994. Following her death, John continued to live in Granville.

 John was a member of the Hope Congregational Church, Granville, ND and the McHenry County Saddle Club.

John enjoyed traveling, especially to Las Vegas, driving his different team of horses, going on trail rides with his family, and having breakfast at the Memorial Diner. John and Alice enjoyed going to Senior-size at the Trinity Wellness Center. John loved basketball and always followed the Granville Eagles and TGU Titans. He also volunteered for many years with the Special Olympics State Basketball Tournament in the Olympic Town. His favorite pastime was spending time with his children and grandchildren.

John is survived by:  Children: Patty Pretzer and her husband Arlo, Mike Seright and his wife Donna, Steve Seright and his wife Teresa, Cathy Bailey and her husband Jim, Mona Kunkel and her husband Darrell, Danny Seright and his wife Deb, Jeanne Gullekson and her husband Justin; eighteen grandchildren: five bonus grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren:  Numerous nieces, nephews and cousins also survive. 

John was preceded in death by his parents John and Rena, wife Alice, sister Sue Seright Olson and a brother Wilson Seright

Visitation: Sunday, March 20, 2011 from 3-6 at Thompson Larson Funeral Home, Minot

Funeral Service:  Monday, March 21, 2011 at 2 pm at Hope Congregational Church, Granville, ND

Burial:  Granville Community Cemetery, Granville, ND

Officiant: Rev. Frank Picard

Music
Congregational hymns
 “The Old Rugged Cross”
“Amazing Grace”
“On Eagles Wings”
Vocalist Janis Allen to offer:
“How Great Thou Art”
Judy Bacon, organist

Honorary Bearers: John’s family, friends and neighbors

Active Bearers: Dustin Seright, Clay Seright, Jonathan Seright, Derek Seright, Billy Seright
Jason Kunkel, Kyler Harder, Nathan Seright

Immediately following the funeral service everyone is invited to join the family for lunch and fellowship in the lower level of the church.

John’s family would like to thank everyone for the many acts of kindness shown to them during this difficult time. Your thoughts and prayers are greatly appreciated and will never be forgotten. May God bless the memory of John.

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