David “Dave” Monroe Seeger
April 13, 1941 – October 2, 2023

Dave died at home in Stayton, Oregon in the company and care of his family and hospice team. His spirit remained stubborn and strong right to the end.

Dave was born in Mehama, Oregon to Albert and Edith Seeger. Albert and Edith had six children – Virginia (Rogers), Robert, Lois (Pietrok), Joan, David, and Phillip. At the time of Dave’s birth, the family lived in a home on the North Fork of the Santiam River, later moving “to town” to reside in Lyons, Oregon, where Dave continued school, eventually graduating from Stayton High School. As a kid, Dave loved animals and anything mechanical.

It was during high school he met his future wife, Judith “Judy” Anne Lackner. Even though they attended different schools, they had a few friends in common. After graduation, Judy attended college, and Dave went to automotive school in St. Louis where he excelled. He was so good, the school invited him to stay on as a teacher, but he came back to Oregon for Judy, whom he married on October 3, 1964. They lived briefly in Stayton and Salem before settling in Sublimity with their two children, Christopher “Chris” Michael and Jill Marie Seeger.

Dave was a mechanic for many years at German Motors in Salem, Oregon, before starting his own business, Cascade Motors, which he ran out of a shop he had built next to their home in Sublimity. During his years as a mechanic, Dave was known to be incredibly talented and extremely fair. After closing down Cascade Motors, Dave spent a few years working with his son at his shop, L-5 Vee Dub in Salem, Oregon, before retiring to be a fulltime grandpa to his two granddaughters, Chris’s daughters Jessamy and Annika “Annie” Seeger. Some of the best times of his life were being with “the girls” and going to all their basketball, soccer, and softball games.

Besides his family and being a mechanic, Dave was interested in photography, loved to read, could fix just about anything, liked to go for long drives in the country, adopted the occasional stray cat, and was known for his sarcastic sense of humor. He had a tough exterior but a tender heart. His name, David, means “beloved” and he will be greatly missed, in particular by his wife Judy, son Chris, daughter Jill and her husband Eric Salahub, granddaughters Jessamy and Annie, and Jessamy’s children, his great-grandchildren Lianore and Warren.

~As per Dave’s wishes, there will be no memorial service. For those interested in making a gift in his honor, the family suggests planting a tree in Oregon through A Living Tribute or The Trees Remember, or donating to the Marion County Food Bank or Willamette Vital Health (formerly know as Willamette Valley Hospice).