SECO Alipio- It is with sadness that we announce the passing of Alipio Seco, better known as just ‘Seco’ on January 23, 2022 at the age of 87. Seco was born in Cascais Portugal on April 1, 1934 to Antonio Seco and Maria da Conceicao Martins. In 1955 he joined the Portuguese military where he served for 22 months. On December 1, 1957, he and Luisa were married in Portugal and subsequently moved to the island of Jersey in England where they both worked for several years. The two of them immigrated to Canada on March 15, 1967 where Seco started working at The Oban Inn in Niagara-on-the-Lake as a bartender and then becoming the dining room and bar manager where he remained until his retirement at 65 in 1999. After that, Seco worked at the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club as part of the course maintenance crew until about 6 years ago. Seco will be missed by many, including former staff at the Oban, co-workers at the Golf Club, as well as fellow golfers, and friends. He was an avid and excellent golfer, being a member of the Niagara-on-the-Lake Golf Club for many years, where many members knew him as the ‘Great White Sardine’. Seco and Luisa enjoyed many vacations together over the years, many of them involving golf, and also visiting family in Portugal. Seco is pre-deceased by his wife Luisa (Oct. 2020), his brother Joao, and his parents. He is survived by his sister-in-law, Rosa Cristovao, his niece Isabel Cristovao, both of Toronto, his brother Jorge Seco of Portugal, many nieces and nephews in Portugal, and their dear friends Linda and Michael Freel. Many thanks to Dr. A. Suk and all of the staff at Garden City Manor in St. Catharines for their care over the last 4 and a half years.
Under current pandemic conditions, provincial restrictions limit the number of guests at visitations, funerals and interments. All visitors must wear a face mask and practice physical distancing. For the visitation times, funeral service, and burial, relatives and friends who wish to attend must RSVP online at Mr. Seco’s Obituary. Available times for visitation are on Wednesday January 26, 2022 at the Morse & Son Funeral Home, 5917 Main Street, Niagara Falls between 12 noon and 1pm. Seco’s funeral will be celebrated in the Morse & Son Chapel on Wednesday afternoon at 1 pm. Interment will follow at Niagara Lakeshore Cemetery. For further information on current pandemic protocols, please visit the Bereavement Authority of Ontario website (www.thebao.ca) or call the funeral home at 905-356-3550. As an expression of sympathy, those who wish may make a memorial donation to the Canadian Mental Health Association.