Obituary of William B. Seward

Mr. William Berry Seward, 81, of The Villages passed away at his residence Saturday, July 25, 2009. He was born in West Des Moines, Iowa and moved to The Villages from Houston, Texas, 16 years ago. Mr. Seward was a reporter for the New York Hearld Times in New York City, and worked in Public Reltions for DOW Chemical Company. He was a member of St. Timothy Catholic Community, a U.S Army verteran of WWII, University of Iowa Alumni Club, Dela Vista East Club, and the Columbia School of Journalism. He liked to travel and play bridge. He is survived by his wife, Carol, 4 sons, William (Julie) Seward, Indianapolis, IN, Robert (Lisa) Seward, Houston, TX, Peter (Jean) Seward, Winston-Salem, NC, Chris (Laurie) Seward, Cedarburg, WI., 5 daughters, Martha (Tim) Adams, Grand Rapids, MI, Beckie Seward, Grand Rapids, MI, Nancy (Charles) Weigel, Niwot, CO, Mary (Ron) Nelson, Moores Hill, IN, and Polly (Eric) Eoloff, St. Louis, MO, and 21 grandchildren, Bill, Jr., Becky, Matthew, Sarah, Courtney, Chris, Maria, Joy, Ryan, David, Renee, Elizabeth, Stephen, Neil, Allie, Jill, Alex, Sally, Heidi, Ben and Josie.