Floye Belle Sedio

“I am standing upon the seashore.

A ship at my side spreads her white sails to the morning breeze,

and starts for the blue ocean.

She is an object of beauty and strength,

and I stand and watch her until she hangs like a speck of white cloud

just where the sea and sky come down to mingle with each other.

Then someone at my side says: ‘There! She’s gone!’

Gone where? Gone from my sight – that is all.

She is just as large in mast and hull and spar as she was when she left my side,

and just as able to bear her load of living freight

to the place of her destination.

Her diminished size is in me, and not in her.

And just at the moment

when someone at my side says: ‘There! She’s gone!’

there are other eyes that are watching for her coming;

and other voices ready to take up the glad shout:

‘There she comes!’” Reverend Luther F Beecher

Floye was born in Clarkfield, Minnesota and grew up in Veblen, South Dakota where she excelled in school graduating a year early from high school. She relocated to Los Angeles, CA where she married Raymond Kaiser and welcomed son Darryl Patrick to the world. She relocated to Minneapolis, MN where she met and married her husband of 31 years, John Sedio, who predeceased her Thanksgiving Day 1983. John’s work facilitated transfers to Cheyenne, WY, La Mirada, CA and Vancouver, WA. Floye saw each move as an opportunity for growth, to meet new people and learn new things. She gathered many friends and became active in each of the communities in which she lived.

Floye was a dedicated wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great-great grandmother. She had a zest for life which was fed by her experiences and through her relationships with people from diverse backgrounds and geographies.

She loved to learn, and to teach. Throughout her life she tutored a vast number of students from all walks of life and many nations with varying levels of education. She tutored students in various subjects including chemistry, pre-calculus, microbiology, anatomy and physiology. She was passionate about math and science fields studying at Clark College, accepting a position heading up their science labs and ultimately concluding her career, retiring in 1996.

Floye had diverse interests including a love for the arts. She danced ballet, played the guitar, appreciated artwork among so many other things. She had a flair for design; both in fashion and in home interiors. Floye was a member of gourmet club for many years and infused new methods learned with her traditional cooking to produce artful, healthy and delicious dishes.

In 2006 she relocated to Dripping Springs, Texas to be nearer her granddaughter and great grandchildren. We were so extraordinarily fortunate to have had her as a model of intelligence, strength, perseverance and drive for excellence mixed with grace, compassion, and support for the underserved.

All those that knew her will always treasure the many beautiful, funny, tender times that we were blessed to be able to share with her.

Floye is preceded in death by her son, Darryl; husbands, John Sedio and Raymond Kaiser; parents, Ben and Mattie Anderson; sister, Patty Anderson Guiney; and brothers, Ben, Dennis, and Bruce Anderson.

Floye is survived by her son, Michael (Phola) Sedio; granddaughters, Barbra (Kurt) Neumann and Layla Sedio; great-grandchildren, Zachary (Christi) Neumann, Tessa (Kelly) Green, Jordan (Natalia) Neumann, Hannah Neumann, Jade Alexandra, Aja Neumann, Gianna Neumann; great-great grandchildren, Joseph Green, Augustine Green, Colt Neumann, and Joseph Neumann; sisters, Rena Hansen and Marilyn Revier; many beloved nieces and nephews; and a multitude of beautiful and kind friends, whose lives she touched in one way or another, all over the world!

Due to the current pandemic, a livestream of her casket blessing will be held on Monday, May 11th at 2:00 PM (Central Time) from Sunset Funeral Home. To show your support, please go to the funeral home’s Facebook page or copy the link below to watch and submit comments to her family.

https://www.facebook.com/SunsetFuneralHomeCemetery/

A memorial service will take place at a later date when people can gather to share stories and celebrate Floye’s extraordinary life.