(Titusville Herald, May 4, 1963, p.2)
"Mrs J J Harvey Dies, Last of Joseph Seeps' (sic) [Seep's] Children - Mrs Alice Seep Harvey, 85, of 314 W Main St, died shortly after 5 pm yesterday at the Titusville Hospital following an extended illness. Mrs Harvey was the last of the 11 children of Joseph and Catharine Hillenmeyer Seep of Titusville. Mr Seep, an early pioneer in the oil industry, was president of the South Penn Oil Co (Pennzoil) and established the Joseph Seep Purchasing Agency, under which the Standard Oil Co, founded by John D Rockefeller, Sr, stabilized prices for crude oil in the entire Pennsylvania field during its chaotic years. She was born in Titusville, Aug 8, 1881, and was educated at St Joseph Convent and Academy and Georgetown Visitation Academy in Washington, DC. She married John J Harvey in the chapel of St Joseph Convent in Titusville Oct 15, 1913. Mr Harvey, an oil producer, died July 5, 1938. Mrs Harvey was a member of St Titus Church and a life-long benefactor of the Sisters of Mercy. She was president and an (sic) trustee of St Catharine's Cemetery, which was founded and endowed by her father and mother as a gift to St Titus Parish. She is survived by four sons, John Harvey at home, James Harvey of Titusville, Joseph Harvey of Oil City and Paul Havey of Honolulu, Hawaii. A daughter, Mary, died in 1915 in infancy. There are also nieces and nephews in Titusville, Oil CIty, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, New York City and Denver, Colo. Her grandchildren are James and Lisa Harvey, son and daughter of Mr and Mrs James Harvey, and Joseph, Jr, Thomas, David and Judith, sons and a daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Harvey. Preceding her in death were her 10 brothers and sisters: Mrs Edgar C (Lillian) Quinby of Titusville, Eugene E Seep and Arthur F Seep, both of Oil City, Albert H Seep of Denver, Colo; Mrs James H (Mary) Fennessy of Greenwich, Conn; William J Seep, George R Seep, Catarine E Seep and Mrs Joseph E (Alma) Fleming, all of Titusville, and Herbert B Seep of Erie. Friends may call at the Harvey residence....Requiem mass will be celebrated at 10 am Friday at St Titus Church....Interment will be in the family plot at St Catharine's Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Gordon B Garrett Funeral Home."
(Titusville Herald, Dec 6, 1966, p.2)
(Titusville Herald, May 4, 1963, p.2)
"Mrs J J Harvey Dies, Last of Joseph Seeps' (sic) [Seep's] Children - Mrs Alice Seep Harvey, 85, of 314 W Main St, died shortly after 5 pm yesterday at the Titusville Hospital following an extended illness. Mrs Harvey was the last of the 11 children of Joseph and Catharine Hillenmeyer Seep of Titusville. Mr Seep, an early pioneer in the oil industry, was president of the South Penn Oil Co (Pennzoil) and established the Joseph Seep Purchasing Agency, under which the Standard Oil Co, founded by John D Rockefeller, Sr, stabilized prices for crude oil in the entire Pennsylvania field during its chaotic years. She was born in Titusville, Aug 8, 1881, and was educated at St Joseph Convent and Academy and Georgetown Visitation Academy in Washington, DC. She married John J Harvey in the chapel of St Joseph Convent in Titusville Oct 15, 1913. Mr Harvey, an oil producer, died July 5, 1938. Mrs Harvey was a member of St Titus Church and a life-long benefactor of the Sisters of Mercy. She was president and an (sic) trustee of St Catharine's Cemetery, which was founded and endowed by her father and mother as a gift to St Titus Parish. She is survived by four sons, John Harvey at home, James Harvey of Titusville, Joseph Harvey of Oil City and Paul Havey of Honolulu, Hawaii. A daughter, Mary, died in 1915 in infancy. There are also nieces and nephews in Titusville, Oil CIty, Philadelphia, Washington, DC, New York City and Denver, Colo. Her grandchildren are James and Lisa Harvey, son and daughter of Mr and Mrs James Harvey, and Joseph, Jr, Thomas, David and Judith, sons and a daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Harvey. Preceding her in death were her 10 brothers and sisters: Mrs Edgar C (Lillian) Quinby of Titusville, Eugene E Seep and Arthur F Seep, both of Oil City, Albert H Seep of Denver, Colo; Mrs James H (Mary) Fennessy of Greenwich, Conn; William J Seep, George R Seep, Catarine E Seep and Mrs Joseph E (Alma) Fleming, all of Titusville, and Herbert B Seep of Erie. Friends may call at the Harvey residence....Requiem mass will be celebrated at 10 am Friday at St Titus Church....Interment will be in the family plot at St Catharine's Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Gordon B Garrett Funeral Home."
(Titusville Herald, Dec 6, 1966, p.2)
Family Members
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Lillian Mary Seep Quinby
1866–1935
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Eugene Edwin Seep
1868–1935
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Arthur Francis Seep
1870–1958
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Albert Henry Seep
1871–1936
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Mary Caroline "May" Seep Fennessy
1873–1919
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William Joseph Seep
1875–1910
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George Raymond Seep
1877–1919
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Catharine E Seep
1879–1882
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Herbert Bernard Seep
1883–1956
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Alma Elizabeth Seep Fleming
1884–1963
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