Frank C. Seeber III, former owner of the Warwick Drive In Theater, died on Thursday, Dec. 5, 2019, at Highland Rehabilitation Center in Middletown. He was 78.
The son of the late Gertrude Bell and Frank Seeber, Jr., he was born on Dec. 11, 1940, in Port Jervis. Frank enlisted in the U.S. Army and proudly served until July 1972.
"Mr. Personality," Frank was the ultimate salesman. He was industrious, and at the age of 13, he created business washing the windows of cars waiting to get into the drive in movies. Drive In Theaters were the love of his life, and in 1977 he purchased his own drive in theater. He owned theaters in Warwick, Chester and Middletown throughout his lifetime.
He married Ann Terwilliger Beck on December 18, 1977 ,in Newton, N.J. Frank was a loving husband, father and grandfather who will be dearly missed.
In addition to his wife Ann at home, he is survived by his daughters Beth Wilson and her husband, Ernest, of Westtown, Laurey Keller of Matamoras, Pa., and Debra Lennox of Comptche, California. He is also survived by his brother, James Seeber and his wife, Jade, of Matamoras; sister, Muriel Gargano and her husband, Carmine, of the Villages, Fla.; grandchildren, Anna and her husband, Tae-Jun, William and his wife, Lucy, Alycia, Bradley, Jackie, Kelsey, Tyler-John, and Illana; one niece and one nephew.
Frank was predeceased by his granddaughter, Cassandra Anne Wilson in 2012.
Visitation was held Dec. 8 at Applebee-McPhillips Funeral Home, Middletown. A Service of Remembrance was held in the funeral home. Cremation was private and burial of ashes with military honors will place in Orange County Veterans Cemetery at a later date.