Escanaba, MI
Marshall Clinton Seawright, age 79, of Escanaba (Soo Hill), passed away peacefully Monday evening, October 6, 2025, at St. Francis Hospital, in Escanaba, with his family by his side.
Marshall was born September 18, 1946, in Cairo, IL, the son of Arlie and Eloeise (Hogue) Seawright Jr. He was raised and attended school in Cairo, graduating in 1964.
In 1967, several years after graduation, Marshall enlisted in the United States Navy Submarine Service and would spend the next 20 years building his Naval career. As
Marshall continued his career in the Navy, he attended and graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Business degree. He furthered his career by attending Officer Candidate School and was commissioned in 1975 as an Ensign. While attending Officer Candidate School, Marshall met his future wife and love, Lori Isaacson. The couple were united in marriage on December 18, 1976 at the First Lutheran Church in Gladstone and spent 48 wonderful years together. During their years in the Navy, Marshall and Lori began their family by giving birth to 3 children. Marshall retired at the rank of Lieutenant in 1987. Together, Marshall and Lori eventually made their home in Soo Hill where they continued to raise their family. Marshall was employed at Bay de Noc Community College for many years. He taught electronics and several related classes, finally retiring in 2006. In his free time, Marshall enjoyed umpiring baseball and softball.
Marshall was a member of First Lutheran Church in Gladstone and will be deeply missed by his loving family.
In addition to his wife Lori, Marshall is survived by:
Children: Clinton (Amelia) Seawright
Mathew (Karri) Seawright
Kerstin (Shane) Trulock
Grandchildren: Werner, Adelle and Annette Seawright, Alexis (David) Dubord,
and Hailee Seawright, Christopher, McKenna, Noah, Thomas and Greyson Trulock
He was preceded in death by his parents, Arlie and Eloeise and his maternal grandparents, Clyde and Audrey Hogue.
The Seawright family will receive friends on Tuesday October 14, 2025, from 10:00AM to 12:00PM, at the First Lutheran Church in Gladstone. Funeral services will follow visiting hours, at 12:00PM on Tuesday, at the First Lutheran Church in Gladstone, with Pastor Elisabeth Daniels officiating. Luncheon will follow in the First Lutheran Church Fellowship Hall. Marshall will be laid to rest, with Military Honors, in the Fernwood Cemetery at 3:00PM. The Skradski Family Funeral Homes of Delta County are assisting with arrangements. Messages of condolence may be offered at
Casey Sponable - Argonne , WI
Anne and I would like to express our deepest condolences. We relate and understand what your family have went through. You folks did wonderful and caring taking care of Marshall. May Marshall rest in peace with our lord. Love ❤️ from both of us
Mark Highum - Gladstone , MI
Renae and I send our prayers and condolences to Lori and the family.
Marshall welcomed me as a partner in the Electronics program at Bay College and helped me transition from Navy life to life in the UP.
Rest your oar, Marshall.
Sue Young - ESCANABA, MI
My sympathies, thoughts and prayers to Lori and family. I met Marshall at Bay College and always enjoyed talking and working with him. R.I.P. Marshall you will be missed.
Pete Brock - Zephyrhills , Fl
My condolences to you, Lori, and your family. I enjoyed working with Marshall on the board of directors for Wildlife Unlimited of Delta County. I’m unable to be there in person but know that my thoughts are with you.
Edward Bigsby - Petoskey, MI
I had the privilege of working with Marshall during his many years of selfless service with Delta County Search and Rescue. He will be missed. My condolences, thoughts and prayers to Lori and family.
Wendy DeRouin - Escanaba, Mi
I’m so sorry to hear of Marshall’s passing. I know how hard the struggle was the past few years.
Marshall and I had many conversations about his youth, his service and his time at Bay College. He was the one my son and his friend job shadowed in highschool. I will be forever grateful to him setting them on their way in the field of electrical engineering.
Marshall was so gifted and intelligent! I’ll really miss him, until we meet again.
Susan Miller Mojeske - St. Louis, MO
Marshall and I met in the third grade and graduated high school together in 1964. I always considered him ‘one of the good guys’. Looked forward to catching up at class reunions. He’s playing that trumpet in Heaven!
Love and peace to all!
Stephen Thomas - Cape Girardeau, MO
Having also being a graduate of Cairo(IL) High School, Class of 1962, am saddened to hear of Marshall’s passing. He and I both played on the Baseball team and every time I think of that I think of a funny thing that happened to Marshall while playing Cape Girardeau Central(MO), which I’m sure Marshall would chuckle at now.
My thoughts are with his family at this difficult time. He is now in the loving arms of our Savior.
Ken and Donna Karraker - Vancouver , Wa
We send prayers and condolences to the family on the lose of their dear loved Marshall. May you hold and support those you love.
Judy Sebeck - Escanaba, MI
Lori and family, I’m so sorry for your loss of Marshall. I attribute my success, as the only female among his male students, to his encouragement that I had the right to be there. He was always so supportive and I was honored to come back and talk to touring high school students , to encourage them that women could succeed in the technical world. I will forever cherish the “submarine “ stories. He left a positive impression on so many at Bay. Praying your family finds peace.
Clinton seawright - Escanaba , Mi
Thank you all,
I am Marshall’s oldest son my name is Clinton Seawright I want to express my family’s deepest gratitude for all your kind words! Anyone who ever met my father knows he had a deep love of talking with and helping anyone, he loved talking about submarines, ham radio’s, sports, and teaching!!! He is greatly missed by all of us but, God needed him more than us and he was above all a man of god! I know we will see him again but between now and then we will miss him fiercely, but you folks and your kind words help greatly he made a big impact on a lot of different people!
So from all of us, THANK YOU