Biography
Dale grew up on a farm north of Fremont and graduated from Fremont High School in 1955. His working life combined farming with long-distance trucking, including work for Hunt Transportation and FCC. His obituary remembers his enjoyment of stock-car racing, woodworking, and trains.
His funeral-home obituary identifies Harvey von Seggern and Erna Schmidt as his parents.
Family connections
Parents
- Harvey Egbert von Seggern
1903–1966
Source-cited relationship
The funeral-home obituary explicitly names both parents.
Source for this connection
- Herman “Dale” vonSeggern obituary · Ludvigsen Mortuary Publisher obituary Funeral-home obituary directly names his parents and reports birth and death dates. Information is family-reported; a civil death certificate was not inspected.
- Family-maintained Ancestry tree · Herman Dale von Seggern · reviewed 10/28/26 Family-tree entry This profile and its displayed family connections were read individually. A family-maintained tree is a research source, not independent proof of each vital event.
- Erna Ruth Schmidt
1910–1999
Source-cited relationship
The funeral-home obituary explicitly names both parents.
Source for this connection
- Herman “Dale” vonSeggern obituary · Ludvigsen Mortuary Publisher obituary Funeral-home obituary directly names his parents and reports birth and death dates. Information is family-reported; a civil death certificate was not inspected.
- Family-maintained Ancestry tree · Herman Dale von Seggern · reviewed 10/28/26 Family-tree entry This profile and its displayed family connections were read individually. A family-maintained tree is a research source, not independent proof of each vital event.
Marriages and partners
No marriage or partnership is currently linked in this archive. This does not mean the person never married.
Siblings
- Adelaide Katherine von Seggern
1931–2019
Family tree record
2 shared parents recorded: Harvey Egbert von Seggern, Erna Ruth Schmidt.
Source for this connection
- Herman “Dale” vonSeggern obituary · Ludvigsen Mortuary Publisher obituary Funeral-home obituary directly names his parents and reports birth and death dates. Information is family-reported; a civil death certificate was not inspected.
- Family-maintained Ancestry tree · Herman Dale von Seggern · reviewed 10/28/26 Family-tree entry This profile and its displayed family connections were read individually. A family-maintained tree is a research source, not independent proof of each vital event.
- Family-maintained Ancestry tree · Adelaide Katherine von Seggern · reviewed 10/28/26 Family-tree entry This profile and its displayed family connections were read individually. A family-maintained tree is a research source, not independent proof of each vital event.
- Annette Ruth von Seggern
1936–2017
Family tree record
2 shared parents recorded: Harvey Egbert von Seggern, Erna Ruth Schmidt.
Source for this connection
- Herman “Dale” vonSeggern obituary · Ludvigsen Mortuary Publisher obituary Funeral-home obituary directly names his parents and reports birth and death dates. Information is family-reported; a civil death certificate was not inspected.
- Family-maintained Ancestry tree · Herman Dale von Seggern · reviewed 10/28/26 Family-tree entry This profile and its displayed family connections were read individually. A family-maintained tree is a research source, not independent proof of each vital event.
- Family-maintained Ancestry tree · Annette Ruth von Seggern · reviewed 10/28/26 Family-tree entry This profile and its displayed family connections were read individually. A family-maintained tree is a research source, not independent proof of each vital event.
- Egbert Ernest von Seggern Sr.
1934–2012
Family tree record
2 shared parents recorded: Harvey Egbert von Seggern, Erna Ruth Schmidt.
Source for this connection
- Herman “Dale” vonSeggern obituary · Ludvigsen Mortuary Publisher obituary Funeral-home obituary directly names his parents and reports birth and death dates. Information is family-reported; a civil death certificate was not inspected.
- Family-maintained Ancestry tree · Herman Dale von Seggern · reviewed 10/28/26 Family-tree entry This profile and its displayed family connections were read individually. A family-maintained tree is a research source, not independent proof of each vital event.
- Family-maintained Ancestry tree · Egbert Ernest von Seggern Sr. · reviewed 10/28/26 Family-tree entry This profile and its displayed family connections were read individually. A family-maintained tree is a research source, not independent proof of each vital event.
- John von Seggern
1932–2008
Source-cited relationship
2 shared parents recorded: Harvey Egbert von Seggern, Erna Ruth Schmidt.
Source for this connection
- Herman “Dale” vonSeggern obituary · Ludvigsen Mortuary Publisher obituary Funeral-home obituary directly names his parents and reports birth and death dates. Information is family-reported; a civil death certificate was not inspected.
- Family-maintained Ancestry tree · Herman Dale von Seggern · reviewed 10/28/26 Family-tree entry This profile and its displayed family connections were read individually. A family-maintained tree is a research source, not independent proof of each vital event.
- Fremont Tribune · John von Seggern, Sr. obituary · August 2, 2008 · page 2 Newspaper obituary Original clipping visually reviewed. It names Harvey and Erna (Schmidt) as John’s parents, Billie Jean Schulz as his wife, and Stewart among his sons.
Children
No children are currently linked in this archive. This is not evidence that there were no children.
These are the relationships currently documented in this archive, not necessarily a complete list of relatives. Provisional connections remain clearly marked.
What still needs checking
The funeral-home obituary corroborates the vital dates and parent names reported in the family tree. It is not a civil certificate.
Sources for this page
- Herman “Dale” vonSeggern obituary · Ludvigsen Mortuary Publisher obituary Funeral-home obituary directly names his parents and reports birth and death dates. Information is family-reported; a civil death certificate was not inspected.
- Family-maintained Ancestry tree · Herman Dale von Seggern · reviewed 10/28/26 Family-tree entry This profile and its displayed family connections were read individually. A family-maintained tree is a research source, not independent proof of each vital event.
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