John Clayton (Jack) Seitz

1937 - 2017  (80 years)

• Name	John Clayton (Jack) Seitz
  Nickname	Jack
  Born	15 Sep 1937	Delia, Jackson County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	27 Oct 2017
  Buried	Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas
  Person ID	I25094	Rossville
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	John J Seitz,   b. 15 Sep 1902, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 16 Mar 1991, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Alice Marie Cerny Seitz,   b. 21 Jul 1907, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas ,   d. 30 Aug 1969, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 62 years)
  Married	18 Apr 1928	Delia, Jackson County, Kansas
  	Alice's obituary says they were married 19 Apr 1928.
  Documents		Marriage- Cerny, Alice-Seitz, John Cerny-Seitz Miss Alice Cerny, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cerny of Route one, and Mr. John Seitz of St. Marys, were united in marriage Wednesday morning, April 18, at 8:00 o'clock in Sacred Hearth church in Delia. Mrs. Seitz is a graduate of the Rossville high school who has only recently completed her second successful term as a school teacher.
  Family ID	F4316	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lavetta Renner Seitz
  Children	1. Shane Seitz   2. Michael Seitz   3. John D Seitz   4. Ben Seitz   5. Dan Seitz   6. Matt Kiene   7. Jackie Seitz Eaton
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2018 10:28:04
  Family ID	F7171	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Buried - - Mount Calvary Cemetery, St. Marys, Pottawatomie County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Seitz, John C. 1 Jack Seitz ( September 15, 1937 - October 27, 2017 ) “Jack” John Seitz, 80, of Topeka, passed away October 27, 2017. Jack was born on September 15, 1937 in Delia, Kansas to John Seitz and Alice Czerny. Not to be confused with his father and grandfather everyone called him Jackie. After he left the family farm he decided that Jack would be a more fitting description of his gender, and therefore became known as “Jack Seitz”. Jack hit the tarmac running! After graduation from Delia in 1955 he spent 12 months attending classes at Clarks Business College in Topeka and taking some other business classes at Pierce College. Jack’s first job after graduating from high school was at Stormont Vail hospital as an assistant credit manager. He moved on to the Kansas National Guard in 1957 and then to the Martin Company in 1960. In 1962 he moved to California and worked as a junior expediter for Rocket dyne. Jack moved back to Topeka in 1965 to be with his kids in Topeka and the rest is history. He opened the Twilighter and the Four Seasons and made Old Town Motors. Jack became a North Topeka entrepreneur and became a very will know figure in the North Topeka area. Jack had a lot of unique qualities. He had many friends and never knew a stranger. He was always helping someone and never turned down a request for assistance. Jack had 6 children, and each has their own experience or story that they could relate. John, the oldest, had several incidents that he thought would be interesting to share. The first was that during the summer 1975 while working at Old Town Motors in North Topeka he made a deal with John by letting him buy two cars and put them on the lot. That’s how he was to be compensated for working, at the end of the first week the only two cars that were sold that week were John’s. he told John that we need to have a talk. Jack did not let him buy any cars until the next month.
  		Obituary- Seitz, John C. 2 Jack use to rent out motor homes from the car lot and would plan family vacations around the return of the unit. The Winnebago was new and we just got back from it Madian Rental. It came back dirty and empty of water, propane, and gas. Jack got the camper refilled with the serviceable items and had Lavette clean it up the best she could. As the four of them left Topeka they noticed a foul smell. The septic had not been emptied. They pulled the camper down a gravel road with a high embankment, and Jack proceeded to show Mike and John how to empty the septic tank in a safe manner. As Mike and John stood back at a safe distance they watched him open the black water valve on the camper and nothing happened. Jack realized immediately what he had done and instead of closing the valve he looked over at Mike and I and told us to “get back”. Jack them attempted to remove the cap from the camper sewer pipe. In his attempt to quickly escape the spewing sludge, he slipped in the wet grass and fell to the ground only to slide down the embankment with the sludge following him close behind. There were at least 3 attempts to escape the in suing waves of unwelcoming sludge before he managed to get clear of the hazard. Never in my life had Mike and I laughed so hard. He replaced the cap and told us that we were never to tell this story. Lavette met him at the door with a towel. She instructed Jack to remove his clothes and go directly to the camper shower. He left his clothes there and he was so mad. Lavette kept a straight face until he was in the shower. She laughed with Mike and I told us that was the funniest thing she had ever experienced. A few months ago, I shared that story with Hillary (John’s girlfriend) Jack smiled big and calmly said “Shit Happens”. Well Jack we know that and thank you for your time on this earth and all that you did for us. You will be greatly missed and tell all our friends Hi for us. Jack is preceded in death by his wife Lavetta Renner Seitz, both of his parents, and two sons, Shane and Mike Seitz. He is survived by his four sons, John D. Seitz, Ben (Rachel) Seitz, Dan (Kacy) Seitz, and Matt (Theresa) Kiene; one daughter, Jackie (Dayne) Eaton; one brother, Don (Betty) Seitz and 14 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at Davidson Funeral Home at 1:00 p.m. Visitation will be prior to service, starting at 11:00 a.m. Interment will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in St. Mary’s, Kansas. Memorial contributions may be made to Avalon Hospice and sent in the care of Davidson Funeral Home. The family will receive friends following the service for a celebration at Skinny’s Sports Bar at 3:30 p.m. located at 4016 SW Huntoon St. Topeka, KS 66604. “He gone”