Lisa R Seeley-Umscheid

June 22, 1965 - February 24, 2021

Lisa Rae Seeley-Umscheid, born June 2, 1965, in Machias Maine, passed away on February 24, 2021, in her home in Kalkaska Michigan. She was a licensed CNA and took great pride in that and had a natural knack of caring for others. She was a mother figure for many people and for many people’s children. She loved cooking and having get-togethers whenever possible. Campfires were a huge part of her and her husband’s life. She always remembered everyone’s significant dates such as birthdays, anniversaries, graduation dates, etc. and she made sure she called you. She loved the outdoors and had a natural green thumb. She was a lover of all animals big and small. She loved beaches and the water. One of her fond memories was spending time on the lake in Maine and listening to the sounds of the loons and the nature around her. She loved watching hummingbirds feed and was fascinated by them. She loved seafood, especially Maine Lobster and New England Clam Chowder, and do not forget her dulse. She took great pride in her native heritage and really embraced it especially during her time in Michigan, where she was able to meet many, many more natives in her social circle. She was given the name “Walking Tall Medicine Woman” by a local tribe member and that meant the world to her to be accepted and loved so easily. When she would talk to her sister Patti the call always began with. “Hey little sis, this is big sis Lisa calling.” She genuinely loved all her family and was extremely protective of them. Her sister Billie-Jean says, “She was one of the strongest women I know. She appreciated traditions and loved people fiercely. She loved cooking and baking, and her favorite topics of conversation were the good times with her husband John and her boys. She persevered through many challenges and yet still managed to take the time to call and reach out to family. I will miss her laugh, her mothering, and calls to help me push through my long morning walks when I wanted to quit. Till we meet again Big Sis. Love Little Sis BJ” She loved knitting and sewing. It was one of her favorite past times, other than calling the radio station and winning concert tickets. She even made several stuffed bears for her family from absolutely nothing and was proud of that. She loved talking to her children and her grandchildren, nieces, and nephews on the phone any time she could. She will be missed by so many souls from so many different walks of life. It just shows how bright a light can shine even if it does not shine as long. Though her passing was extremely sudden and untimely, she is finally reunited with the love of her life and all the family that went before her. She will be missed so intensely by so many; it will take time for the sadness to shrink, but the memories will never fade. She is preceded in death by her husband John William Umscheid who passed away on September 1, 2020. She is survived by her mother: Paulette Gail Seeley and husband Bruce Mulholland of Citrus Springs, Florida; two sons, Gary Norman Tilley II of Rochester, New Hampshire, and Michael Clarence Tilley of Dover, New Hampshire; two grandchildren, Julius Edward Tilley, and Harmony Paradise Campbell; sisters, Patricia (Mark) Leach of South Berwick, Maine, Carey-Sue (David) Verzi of Florida, Billie-Jean (Raymond) Rogers of Clayton, North Carolina; nieces, Holly (Mark) Hebert of Maine, and Gina Ricciputi of New Hampshire; nephews, William Adam IV of Maine, Evan (Katie) Adams and wife Katie of Maine, Christopher Renner and Campbell Webber of Maine, Alexander Rogers of Germany Chancellor Renner of New Hampshire, Logan (Destiny) Rogers and wife Destiny of Oceanside California, extended family, Adam (Tarissa) Leach of Maine, and Douglas (Beth) Leach of Maine. No services are planned at this time. Cremation arrangements provided by Wolfe-O'Neill Funeral Home, our family serving yours.