On the afternoon of Christmas Day, December 25, 2015, Robert Carl Sellin, age 89, was placed into God’s arms. A Celebration of Life Service will take place on Tuesday, December 29, 2015 at 11:00am, with a gathering period from 10-11am, all at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Prior Lake. His grandchildren will serve as urn bearers.
Robert C. Sellin was born in Blue Island, IL to parents Edward and Hulda (Krause) Sellin on December 28, 1925. He was an only child.
He later met Wilma Wiegel, and after a period of courtship they were married on August 2, 1947 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Dolton, IL. They were blessed with three daughters, Sandra, Candace and Cynthia.
Faith was always an important part of Robert’s life. It became the foundation of who he was. In his childhood, he attended St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Riverdale, IL. It was there, that he also attended parochial school through eighth grade, and confirmed in the Lutheran faith on April 2 nd , 1939.
He then attended Mount Olive Lutheran church in Rockford, IL for the next forty years. After he and Wilma moved to Minnesota, he attended Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Prior Lake.
Bob was most happy being around his family. His support for his immediate and extended family never wavered. As a family they spent a lot of time traveling together. Trips together included a Christmas cruise, a houseboat trip to the Canadian border, renting a home on Prior Lake and a 40 th anniversary celebration at Disneyland. It was always a special trip for he and Wilma when they could take each of the nine grandchildren on their own International trip. It was a time when they could form a special bond with each one of the grandkids. He also took pride in supporting his family’s education.
Bob is survived by his wife of 68 years, Wilma Sellin; children, Sandra Mandell of PA, Candace (Richard) Petersen of OR, Cynthia (Bruce) Sellin-Viren of Prior Lake; nine grandchildren, Brian (Katie) Mandell, David (Allysa) Manell, Jennifer (Marty) Behm, Patrick O’Donnel, Ben (Veronica) Petersen, Mark Petersen, Jackie (Adam) Viren-Wilson, Laura (Grant) Viren-Elliott, Robert (Caity) Viren and 10 great grandchildren.
He is welcomed in to heaven by his parents, Edward and Hulda (Krause) Sellin; son-in-law Michael Mandell and great granddaughter, Emily Mandell.
Ballard-Sunder Funeral and Cremation, Prior Lake Chapel, proudly served and cared for the Sellin family.
