Ronald Seiss

A Mass of the Resurrection for Ronald Seiss, Age 86, of the Cumberland Lakes Community of Monterey, Tennessee, was conducted on Friday, January 31, 2025, at 11:00 AM at The St. Alphonsus Catholic Church. (151 St. Alphonsus Way, Crossville, Tennessee; 931-484-2358.) The family received friends at the church from 10:00 AM until the time of mass at 11:00 AM. A reception for friends and family was held at the church immediately following the Mass. The interment occurred at Green Acres Memory Gardens at 1:00 PM. Ronald Alan Seiss passed away on Friday, January 17, 2025, at his home. Born on Wednesday, November 23, 1938, in Baltimore, MD, Mr. Seiss served for three years in the United States Navy before spending his career as an administrative manager and documentation specialist at the Goddard Space Flight Center of NASA. During his retirement, Ronald served on the board of the Cumberland Lakes Community POA where he oversaw lakes, parks, and wildlife management for multiple years. Following in the footsteps of his father, Mr. Seiss was also a member of the Knights of Columbus. Ronald and his wife, Shirley, were passionate gardeners, naturalists, and travelers. Additionally, Mr. Seiss was an avid hunter and fisherman. He could be found cheering on the Tennessee Titans on any given Sunday, no matter how terrible the team was. He loved a good meal from KFC or Dominos and ice cream shakes from Sonic. He was known to be opinionated and mischievous and could never be trusted around any form of dessert. Above all else, Mr. Seiss valued his family and took great pride in all of their accomplishments. He was survived by his children: Cynthia Moore, Susan Lynn (Mark), Ronald S. Seiss (Debbie), and Rick Seiss (Lynn); seven grandchildren: Stephen Lynn (Tiffany Chen), Megan Norris (Matt), Ashley Seiss (Katy Reindel), Emily Seiss, Ben Seiss, Phillip Gray (Melissa) and Billy Don Gray (Hope); seven great-grandchildren: Nevaeh, Josiah, Isaiah, Mason, Eli, Parker, and Hattie Grace; and one great-great-grandchild: Elliot. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph E. Seiss and Mary R. Dworkowski, his brother Ralph, and his wife of almost 55 years, Shirley Seiss. Obituary was composed and written by granddaughter, Ashley Seiss. In lieu of flowers, the family requested memorial donations be made to the Parkinson’s Foundation Tennessee and Kentucky Chapter through their website: https://www.parkinson.org/TNKY Arrangements and Care provided by D.M. Goff Funeral Home, Inc., 205 East Cleveland Avenue, Monterey, Tennessee 38574, Phone, 931.839.2311.

Ronald Seiss

November 23, 1938 - January 17, 2025