In Memory of Carol J. Seager

Obituary

New Hartford – Carol J. Seager, 76, passed away on November 4, 2026, after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.

Carol was born in 1950 to Phyllis (Mallory) and George Seager. She graduated from Ithaca High School and attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison before transferring to Cornell University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, where she received her B.S. She went on to receive her J.D. from Temple University School of Law and passed the California Bar on her first try in 1977. From 1977 – 1987, she worked as an attorney and administrative specialist.

She met her future husband, Dr. Richard Loe, in 1971. They later married in 1983 and remained happily married for 43 years until her passing. She decided to leave her law career to devote herself to full-time motherhood, raising two daughters with all her love. She was warm, loving, humorous, and supportive. She was not afraid to express her opinion and stand up for what was right, and she was involved in political activism from her youth onward.

Throughout her life, Carol enjoyed reading, solving crossword puzzles, bird watching, bowling, skiing, and swimming. She loved music from Vivaldi to The Beatles. She enjoyed TV shows and movies, especially Seinfeld and Hitchcock. She gave back to the community including volunteering in the PTA and tutoring Utica students in reading. Later in life, she attended classes through MVILR and never stopped expanding her own knowledge.

Carol is survived by her husband, Richard Loe, of New Hartford; her daughters, Sara Loe, of Pittsburgh, PA, and Emma Loe, of Clinton; Sara’s husband, Pete Roth, and their two children, Nathan and Gordon; her brother, Robert Seager, and his ex-wife, Janet Seager, of Edmonds, WA; two nieces and a nephew, Jill, Kendal, and Robby Seager; and other extended family.

Carol was predeceased by her mother, Phyllis Seager, and father, George Seager.

The family would like to thank the dedicated MVHS medical staff for their care and support. Interment in Onondaga Valley Cemetery, beside her mother and grandparents, was attended by family.

Please consider any memorial contributions to the Lustgarten Foundation for pancreatic cancer research and The Nature Conservancy.

Messages of sympathy may be left at Friedel, Williams & Edmunds at www.fwefh.com.

Arrangements are entrusted to Friedel, Williams & Edmunds Funeral and Cremation Services, 13 Oxford Rd, New Hartford, NY.