Terry Michael Sellner (Sellner)
July 31, 1956 — November 11, 2013
Terry Michael Sellner, 57, of Earlville, IA passed away peacefully on Monday, November 11, 2013 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids surrounded by his family.
Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, November 15, 2013 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earlville by Rev. Noah Diehm. Visitation will be from 3:00 – 8:00 p.m., Thursday, November 14, 2013 with an 8:00 p.m. Scripture Service at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Earlville. Additional visitation, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. on Friday at the Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Earlville.
Terry was born July 31, 1956 in Manchester. He received his education at Maquoketa Valley Schools and Hawkeye Tech. Terry was united in marriage on January 6, 1978 to Karen Oberbroeckling with whom he had three children. They later divorced. Terry spent many years as a mechanic working for various businesses including Kreeb Brothers, Weilands, AKI, Welters Storage, and Ra-Ly Transport. He loved tinkering with motors, motorcycles, gardening, was a master of crossword puzzles, and an avid reader all his life.
Terry is survived by three children, Joe Sellner, Jude (Jess) Sellner, and Jayci (Jason) Hamm; parents, Don (Bonnie) Sellner and Carol Raithel; a brother, Tom (Pam) Sellner; sisters, Tamy (Bob) Halfhill, Tracy Bohr, Tana (Grant) Guetzko, Trudy (Jim) Carmichael, Tina (Duane) Elgin, and Tricia (Al) Connolly; 7 grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and a special friend, Betty Richardson.
Terry was preceded in death by his step-father, Art Raithel; a brother, Tim Sellner; a grandchild, Matthew Sellner; and nephews, Seth Sellner and Austin Newman.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in his memory.
Please sign the online guestbook for Terry at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, November 15, 2013 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Earlville by Rev. Noah Diehm. Visitation will be from 3:00 – 8:00 p.m., Thursday, November 14, 2013 with an 8:00 p.m. Scripture Service at the Clifton-Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Earlville. Additional visitation, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. on Friday at the Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Earlville.
Terry was born July 31, 1956 in Manchester. He received his education at Maquoketa Valley Schools and Hawkeye Tech. Terry was united in marriage on January 6, 1978 to Karen Oberbroeckling with whom he had three children. They later divorced. Terry spent many years as a mechanic working for various businesses including Kreeb Brothers, Weilands, AKI, Welters Storage, and Ra-Ly Transport. He loved tinkering with motors, motorcycles, gardening, was a master of crossword puzzles, and an avid reader all his life.
Terry is survived by three children, Joe Sellner, Jude (Jess) Sellner, and Jayci (Jason) Hamm; parents, Don (Bonnie) Sellner and Carol Raithel; a brother, Tom (Pam) Sellner; sisters, Tamy (Bob) Halfhill, Tracy Bohr, Tana (Grant) Guetzko, Trudy (Jim) Carmichael, Tina (Duane) Elgin, and Tricia (Al) Connolly; 7 grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; and a special friend, Betty Richardson.
Terry was preceded in death by his step-father, Art Raithel; a brother, Tim Sellner; a grandchild, Matthew Sellner; and nephews, Seth Sellner and Austin Newman.
In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established in his memory.
Please sign the online guestbook for Terry at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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