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(1946-2025)
To conclude her remembrance of Sister Sarajane Seaver, Pat Daly, a former president of the Dominican Institute of the Arts – who had once dubbed Sister Sarajane “Seaver the Weaver,” a nickname which stuck among the DIA membership – wrote:
Sarajane was a gifted weaver. Her pieces were works of art. She wove HERSELF as a beautiful thread into the fabric of my life and I’m blessed and grateful for it. Seaver the Weaver, thank you for the gift of your friendship. Rest in peace, my dear, dear friend.
Sarajane was born on January 16, 1946, in Adrian, the youngest of Glenn and Helen (Springer) Seaver’s four children after George William (known as Bill), Rosemary, and Tim.
As the family story goes, when Sarajane was just a few months old, Bill, who was seventeen years old when she was born, put her in his bicycle basket and took her to the convent at St. Mary Parish to show her off to his favorite teacher, Sister Mary Basil Sheridan. Sister Basil took the baby and placed her on the altar of the Blessed Mother, dedicating her to Mary. Helen, not knowing where Sarajane had gone, was on her knees praying the rosary for her safe return when Sister Basil called her to tell her what had happened. Sister Basil would later take full credit for Sarajane’s vocation.
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Memorial gifts may be made to Adrian Dominican Sisters, 1257 East Siena Heights Drive, Adrian, MI, 49221. Funeral arrangements are being handled by Anderson-Marry Funeral Home, Adrian.
Sister's Memorial Card (PDF)
Recording of Sister Sarajane's Vigil Service - After clicking the link, download the recording by right-clicking on the video choosing "Save video as." Worship Aid (PDF)
Recording of Sister Sarajane's Funeral Mass - After clicking the link, download the recording by right-clicking on the video choosing "Save video as." Worship Aid (PDF)
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Our dear sister, Sara Jane Seaver, suffered many changes physically and mentally the last 10-15 years or so. But she had a different history in Detroit the many years before needing to move to Adrian. She lived in community at St. Dominic’s Convent and worshipped with the Dominican priests and community there. A grade school teacher, she was a phenomenal mentor in art to the children wherever she taught. Eventually, she pursued a fine arts degree at the Detroit Center of Creative Arts and joined the staff there. She became a master weaver with both creative and technical skills; her weaving, often, was inspired by her prayer. Frequently she would get the Center staff to donate art supplies to the children at the Capuchin Soup Kitchen. She was a long-time member of an Adrian Dominican Monday night prayer group and shared her prayer and concerns with this group--a group that she trusted so deeply. Sara Jane, your weaving and creativity ceased these last years. Now, may you rest in peace and resume your art in the heavens. Please send creativity to those of us still trying to weave justice and peace on this earth.
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