Joseph Charles Seidel

Joseph C. Seidel, 95, passed away due to natural causes at the Care and Comfort Home on Saturday, August 29, 2026. A vigil service will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, September 11, 2026, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church. Funeral Mass will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 12, 2026, at St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church, with burial to follow in Highland Cemetery. Joe’s family has suggested memorial donations be made in his memory to the Friends of the Havre Animal Shelter, St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic School, or the Hill County 4-H Foundation. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Please visit Joe’s online memorial page to send a card or leave a message of condolence for his family at www.hollandbonine.com.

Joe was born on February 20, 1931, in Havre, the seventh of ten children born to Charles and Anna (Gust) Seidel. He was raised with his siblings in Havre, attending St. Jude School, and graduating from Havre High School. In 1955, he married Alma I. Shettel, and the couple made their home west of Havre, where they farmed and ranched for the next 60 years. There, they raised their four children, and spent time with their grandchildren and friends.

Joe enjoyed dancing, writing poetry for his loved ones, caring for his Black Angus cows, watching his westerns and 70’s game shows, and attending the weekly Friday livestock sales in Chinook. He was a faithful member of St. Jude Thaddeus Catholic Church, the Knights of Columbus, Hill County 4-H, and the Havre Eagles Club.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Alma, in 2015; son, Steven, in 2012; granddaughter, Shannon Thrams; parents, Charles and Anna Seidel; siblings, Esther Zorko, Donald Seidel, Gertrude Loveland, Raymond Seidel, Marian Dumas, Dorothy Cormany, Agnes Millner, Helen Pimley, and Loretta Fredrickson; and several nieces and nephews.

Joe is survived by his children, Shelma Seidel of Havre, Sharla (Bryan) Thrams of Colorado, and Scott (Dana) Seidel of Havre; grandchildren, Samantha (Tyler) Thompson, Father Curtis Seidel, Shandra (Matt) West, Jayme (Kameron Pribyl) Seidel, Shawn (Miguel) Jeronimo, Sadie Seidel, Trenna (Christopher) Seidel-Peterson, and Leila (Dan) Seyfert; nine great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and many, many friends.