Seaeca V. Ripley, nee Kadiaoff, 91, of Collinsville, Ill., born Monday, Jan. 15, 1923, in Madison, Ill., died at 11:50 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, at Cedarhurst Assisted Living in Collinsville, Ill.

Seaeca was a bookkeeper for many years at the Western Auto Store in East St. Louis and was also very active in the PTA there. She volunteered for the March of Dimes and was a girl scout leader and a master gardener.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert W. Ripley, whom she married on Feb. 9, 1946; parents, Kosta Stoyanoff and Stamena, nee Popoyanoff, Kadiaoff; brother, Stayan Stoyanoff; and sister, Mary Napalli.

Surviving are her son, Robert H. Ripley of Collinsville, Ill.; daughter, Tinna (Daniel) Whiteside of Caseyville, Ill.; three grandchildren, Tyler (Jo Lindsay), Jason (Cheri) and Andria (Ryan Steele) Whiteside; and five great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Hospice of Southern Illinois or Cedarhurst Assisted Living. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.herrfuneral.com

Visitation: Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 24, 2014, at Herr Funeral Home, Collinsville, Ill.