David K. Siegel

Memorial services for David Kellogg Siegel, 85, of Willoughby, formerly of Painesville and Mentor, will be at 11 AM on Saturday, May 28, 2016 at Saint James Episcopal Church, 131 North State Street, Painesville. The Rev. Vanessa E.B. Clark, Rector, will officiate at the service.

Born April 25, 1930 in Providence, RI, David’s family moved to Mentor when he was very young. He grew up at Wood-Norton, which is now the Newell Creek development. His boyhood was marked by the beauty of nature, the discipline of farming, and the joy of good friendships.

David passed away Saturday, January 23, 2016 at Kemper House in Mentor.

He was a graduate of Mentor High School, Class of 1948, Princeton University, Class of 1952, and Cleveland Marshall School of Law, where he received a J.D. in 1965. In between college and law school, he served in the Army Signal Corps from 1952-1954, during the Korean Conflict and earning the rank of Staff Sergeant.

He was a member of the Lake County Bar Association, Painesville Rotary, the Painesville Gyro Club, and a social member of Madison Country Club. Due to his love of history and culture, David and his wife, Julie, traveled extensively to Europe, Mexico, Canada, and to 49 of the United States – the latter on family trips in several generations of station wagons. He helped captain two fundraising campaigns for the expansion of Morley Library. He loved music, particularly when it incorporated a large-rank pipe organ. He was a fan of the Cleveland Orchestra, Apollo's Fire, and a devout listener of WCLV.
David served as President of the Board of Directors for Lake Health Foundation and Western Reserve Counseling Services. He also served on the boards of Lake Erie College and Special Transportation
Services, a forerunner of Laketran, and on the Vestry of St. James Church in Painesville, where he was a member since his childhood and where he met his bride.

David worked in Human Resources at Prudential Insurance Company in Newark, NJ and Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company; in Management Development and Executive Search at Ernst and Ernst and was Vice President of Human Resources at Lake County National Bank. He later opened his own business, D. K. Siegel & Associates, which provided management consulting services.

He is survived by wife of 62 years, Julie Smith Siegel, of Willoughby; children, Libby (Tom) Hill, Kate (Ken) Olena, and John (Gail) Siegel; grandchildren, Jim (Sarah) Hill, Rob Hill, Will (Jessica) Olena, and Charlotte Olena; great-grandchildren, David and Ella Hill; sister-in-law, Ann Siegel Kitchen; niece, April Siegel Green and nephew, Raymond Siegel III.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond, Sr. and Esther Siegel and his brother Raymond Siegel, Jr.

In lieu of flowers, the family encourages memorial donations to the St. James Episcopal Church Foundation for the Soup to Service Campaign, 131 North State Street, Painesville, OH 44077.