Vernon Seiling, 79, Jewelry and Bank Note Engraver
Longtime Staten Islander Vernon G. Seiling, 79, of Greenwich, Conn., a bank note engraver who had a passion for antique cars, died in November 21,2005 in Norwalk (Conn.) Hospital after a short stay.He was born in Lorain, Ohio on July 22, 1926.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was stationed in the Pacific between 1943 and 1945.
A few months ago, Mr. Seiling entered the Greenwich Woods Health Care Center.
Until his retirement in the early 1990s, Mr. Seiling worked for two decades as a bank note engraver for the American Bank Note Co. Prior to joining American Bank Note; he was a jewelry engraver for Tiffany & Co. in Manhattan.
Mr. Seiling kept up his enthusiasm for polishing stones and setting them into decorative pieces, said his daughter Valerie Seiling Jacobs.
Mr. Seiling’s wife of 45 years, Josephine, died in 1996.
In addition to his daughter, Valerie, surviving are his daughter Jeralyn Seiling; a sister, Joan Pfaff of Elyria, two grandsons; three granddaughters, and two step-grandsons.
The Casey Funeral Home, Castleton Corners, Staten Island handled arrangements, including a private burial and graveside service.