Funeral Mass was celebrated June 12 at St. Therese Church in Alhambra for Roland Seidler Jr., a businessman active in many civic and Catholic organizations who died June 8 in Pasadena. He was 77.

The founder and chairman emeritus of The Seidler Companies Inc., a Los Angeles investment banking and financial services firm, Seidler was also a member of numerous boards including Loyola Marymount University, the Mendoza College of Business at the University of Notre Dame, the Los Angeles Archdiocesan Finance Council and St. Francis High School.

Seidler also served for 23 years on the board of directors of the Los Angeles Dodgers, having been married to Therese Ann (Terry) O'Malley, the daughter of the late Walter O'Malley, former Los Angeles Dodgers' president and owner. Cardinal James Francis McIntyre presided at the ceremony Oct. 4, 1958 at St. Therese Church.

Born Jan. 21, 1929 to a family active in the local Catholic Church (his mother Mary was a longtime officer in the Archdiocesan Council of Catholic Women), Seidler was a graduate of St. Therese Grammar School, Loyola High School and UC Berkeley. After serving in the Army Intelligence Corps, he worked in the investment business and became a founding partner of Seidler, Arnett and Spillane, then chairman and CEO of The Seidler Companies in 1969.

In addition to the aforementioned entities, he served on the boards of Mellon West, Golden State Foods, the Writer Corporation, the New York Stock Exchange Boards of Arbitration and Hearing, Pacific Stock Exchange Board of Governors and National Association of Securities Dealers Ethics and Business Conduct Committee.

With the Dodgers, Seidler served on the board from 1975-98 and was secretary from 1975-80, treasurer in 1981 and vice president/treasurer from 1982-98. In addition to St. Therese, the Seidlers attended St. Helen Church in Vero Beach, Florida, when the Dodgers were in spring training; a memorial Mass will be held at St. Helen during spring training 2007.

In addition to his wife, Seidler is survived by six sons (John and his wife Laurie, Peter, Michael, Robert and wife Alecia, Tom and Matt), four daughters (Carol and husband Len Golbranson, Mary Kay and husband Todd Gates, Annie and husband Jim Hagan, and Jeannie), 21 grandchildren and sisters Carol and Mary Ann.

A private burial was held at Holy Cross Cemetery, Culver City. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Seidler to Mayo Clinic, Diabetes Research, 9th Floor, Siebens Building, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905; the Catholic Education Foundation, 3424 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles 90010-2202; or the Bioethics Institute, Loyola Marymount University, 4515 University Hall, One LMU Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90045-2659.