Rhea Decker Seaberg<\/strong><\/p>

August 4, 1929 \u2013 April 24, 2022<\/strong><\/p>

Rhea Decker Seaberg, beloved mother, widow, grandmother, and paragon of independent thought and existence, passed away peacefully early Sunday morning, April 24, 2022, having lived a long and fulfilling life. She joins her eternal companion, Dr. John J. Seaberg, Jr., who preceded her in death by 10 years.<\/p>

Rhea was born Rhea Decker in 1927 to Edgar and Myrtle Decker, early settlers to the San Luis Valley in Southern Colorado, the first of three siblings, all occupying a one-room farmhouse in the small town of La Jara. It was on this farm that Rhea developed the resilience and independence that defined her life.<\/p>

Rhea never let circumstance determine her destiny.\u00a0 Rather, she lived according to her values, always dutifully \u201cdoing things the right way\u201d throughout her 94 years, flourishing wherever she lived. She loved to learn and met her companion and future husband, John Seaberg, at Adams State College in Alamosa, Colorado, marrying in 1951. As a mother, Rhea used every home activity as an opportunity to instill the values of hard work and learning in her boys. She held high expectations of performance, ensuring her children became educated and also adopted her insatiable curiosity for learning and finding truth.<\/p>

Rhea pragmatically applied her undergraduate and master\u2019s degree education to her professions. She loyally supported moves required by John\u2019s career, working in each of their many locales both as a medical technologist and high school advanced science teacher, depending on local opportunity and home needs.<\/p>

Civically, Rhea maintained a lifelong devotion to her faith, practicing practical religion through service to individuals often overlooked by others.\u00a0 She involved herself in each community in which she lived by supporting local family of the year programs and by being a significant contributor of history to Daughters of Utah Pioneers.<\/p>

As late as 2017, Rhea, in her 90th year, enrolled in a Spanish class, so as \u201cbrush up and not forget.\u201d She remains an incredible example of devotion, direct speech, work ethic, and a continual desire to learn, to all those who knew her.<\/p>

She is survived by her brother, Edgar Decker, of Montrose, CO and sister, Josephine Flores, of Bountiful, UT; three sons, Dr. John Seaberg III (Wendy) of Colombia, MO, Norman Seaberg (Sherry) of Oklahoma City, OK, and Jim Seaberg (Chris) of Alpine, UT; 10 grandchildren; and 6 1\/2 great grandchildren.<\/p>

A Gathering will be held at 9:00 am, May 20, 2022 at Warenski Funeral Home, 1776 North 900 East\u00a0 American Fork, Utah followed by a Memorial and Celebration service at 10:00 am.\u00a0 Zoom will be provided by accessing https:\/\/us02web.zoom.us\/j\/2810766567.\u00a0 An online guestbook, with ability to share sentiments and stories is available at www.warenski.com.\u00a0 Burial services will be held May 21, 2022 at 10:00 am at the Alamosa, Colorado Municipal Cemetery. A more fulsome life memorial is available at www.drseabergscholarship.com.<\/p>

Although she loved flowers and gardening, in lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the National Federation of the Blind (Rhea\u2019s mother was blind) or LDS Humanitarian Services.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t