Beatrice (Bea) Joyce Ziegler, Blitz, Seim, Valsi passed away at Trustbridge Hospice in Boca Raton, Florida on July 28, 2018.  Bea was born to Otto Ziegler and Martha Harms Ziegler on September 25, 1923 in Duluth, Minnesota.  She graduated from Duluth High School and, after being a home maker in Wayne, Michigan she divorced her first husband, James Blitz, and put herself through nursing school while caring for six children.  After graduation Bea married Maynard Seim and moved to Terre Haute, Indiana where she was active in the Newcomers Club and Christ Lutheran Church. Between Bea's six children and Maynard's four they had eight children still living at home.  Maynard's employer, Stran Steel Corp, transferred the couple to Houston, Texas.  After the move the couple had two children remaining at home, increasing to three when they adopted their granddaughter, Sande Seim.  Bea used her nursing skills by volunteering at Texas Rehabilitation Hospital, working with quadriplegics.

Once all of their children left Bea and Maynard became full time RV travelers and members of the SKP Club.  They traveled around North America doing volunteer work such as repairing schools and churches and building homes with Habitat for Humanity.  Bea also did puppet shows for churches, parties and schools. She dressed as Mother Goose and made the puppets she used in these shows.  Wood carving was a hobby as well as making stained glass windows.  Bea and Maynard were founding members of the Zolflo Springs, FL SKP Park as well as Lifetime members of the SKP organization.

Maynard passed away in 1998 and Bea moved to Boca Raton, FL.  There she was active in the First Presbyterian Church where she met Mario (Milo) Valsi in 2002 while they were both volunteering.  Bea and Milo grew orchids and were members of the Deerfield Beach Orchid Society.  They also made stained glass stepping stones for friends. They married in 2013 and lived a very active life until the past few years.

Bea is survived by her loving husband Milo and her children, James (Vicki) Blitz, David (Mickey) Blitz, Robert (Carolyn) Blitz, Carol Holdren, Mary (Victor) Breschini, Mike (Marsha) Blitz and her adopted daughter, Sande (James) Seim Blitz.  She is also survived by her stepsons Theodore Seim, Kenneth Seim (Nancy), James Seim (Kitty) and predeceased by Ron Seim.  Paul Valsi (Leslie) and Robert Valsi joined the family with her marriage to Mario Valsi.  Bea has thirty-four grandchildren and many great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.  Also survived by her sister, Maxine Ruthford (Donald) of St. Paul, Minnesota and predeceased by her parents and a brother, Robert Ziegler.

The family wishes to thank both Expicare Nursing Agency and Trustbridge/Hospice for their kindness.  Donations can be made to Trustbridge/Hospice of Palm Beach County at Trustbridgefoundation.org or Grace Community Church.  A celebration of Bea's life will be held at Grace Community Church, 600 W. Camino Real, Boca Raton, FL 33486 at 3:00 PM on Tuesday, August 14, 2018.