Roger Christ John Seefeldt, 85, Minot and formerly of Lena, Wisconsin died on Thursday, December 29, 2016 in a Minot hospital.

Roger was born on March 1, 1931 on the family farm in Little River Township of Oconto County near Lena, Wisconsin to Albert and Annie (Last) Seefeldt. He was reared on the family farm and attended rural school. As a young adult he assisted with the operation of the family farm and then was forced to assume control of the farm when his father was stricken with a stroke.

Roger enlisted in the U.S. Navy on March 9, 1956 and served aboard the USS Boston prior to his honorable discharge on January 16, 1957. He returned to the family farm near Lena, Wisconsin and in addition to farming operated Seefeldt Silo Construction Company. He moved to Colorado Springs, CO in 1972 where began his career as a truck-driver. He returned to Wisconsin for a time before moving to western North Dakota during the oil boom of the early 1980's eventually settling in Minot where he was employed as a truck-driver by Coca Cola until ill health forced his retirement in 1994.

Roger was an avid outdoorsman who especially enjoyed hunting, fishing and camping.

Survivors include his children: Tamera (Ron) Jilot of Sturgeon Bay, WI; Wendy (Eric) Seefeldt-Cramer of Temecula, CA; Jodi (Bryan) Brazee of Neenah, WI and Julie Seefeldt (Scott Jarman) of Fish Creek, WI; significant other: Pat Cone of Minot; stepchildren: Dawn Pogodzinski of Red Granite, WI and Michael Cone of Minot; ten grandchildren, eight great grandchildren and several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Roger was preceded in death by his parents and sisters: Clara, Hazel, Marian, Jean and Esther.

Funeral Service: January 21, 2017 at Noon in Rhoades Chapurata Funeral Home, Coleman, WI.
Graveside service with Military Honors will be held in the summer 2017 at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, near Lena, WI.
Visitation: January 21, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. until Noon in the funeral home.