M. Marie Seas, age 86, of Mesa, Arizona, formerly of Brookings, died Monday, January 30, 2006, at Mesa under Hospice care. Interment of cremated remains will take place 2:00 P.M. Saturday, April 1, at Greenwood Cemetery in Brookings. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Hospice Family Care Foundation, 1550 S. Alma School Road, Ste. 101, Mesa, AZ 85210 (phone 480-889-1118). Marie (Seney) Seas was born April 11, 1919, near Wibaux, Montana, to Isaiah and Myrtle (Woods) Seney. She was educated in rural schools in Brookings and Deuel Counties and graduated from Brandt High School in 1936. She later attended the College of Commerce in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and thereafter was employed in Sioux Falls for four years before moving to Brookings. She married Marvin Seas on July 25, 1945, at Brookings. Following their marriage, they farmed near Elkton and Clear Lake and moved to Brookings in 1955. Marie was employed for many years at Brookings Savings & Loan Association until her retirement in 1981. They wintered for five years in Mesa, Arizona, before moving there permanently in 1986. Marie and Marvin celebrated their 50th anniversary in Brookings with family and friends in 1995. Marie was a long-time member of Young Matrons Extension Club, an auxiliary member of the 164th Infantry Association of North Dakota, and a past member of the First United Methodist Church in Brookings. Marie enjoyed crafts and needlework until suffering from failing health and Alzheimers. She became a resident at Cypress Court at East Mesa in February 2005. Survivors include four children: Helen Hoffman of Phoenix, Arizona; Glenn Seas of Brookings; Eileen (Wayne) Tanke of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; and Lynn (Patricia) Seas of Tea, South Dakota; six grandchildren: Dana Hoffman of Phoenix, Arizona; Chad (Sarah) Hoffman of Phoenix, Arizona; Michelle (Martin) Duin of Sioux Falls; Sara Tanke of Fargo, North Dakota; Jason Seas (fianc Chantel Edwards) of San Diego, California; and Michael Seas, currently stationed at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois; three great-grandchildren: Abigail and Tyler Duin and Dakota Hoffman; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin, on April 19, 1997; parents; and brother Floyd Seney.