Leona Sellner

Leona was born to John and Theresa (Hoffman) Nachreiner on March 5, 1918 at home in Burnstown Township, Brown County, MN. Leona attended School District 65 in Burnstown Township in a one-room school house for seven years and one year at St. Raphael's Catholic School in Springfield, MN. She was united in marriage to Norbert C. Sellner on October 8, 1940 at St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Springfield, MN. They lived and farmed in Prairieville Township until July of 1977 when they moved to Sleepy Eye. Norbert died on January 28, 1978. She was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Christian Mother's Society, Catholic Aid Society and CCW. Leona loved the outdoors and would spend her summers working in her vegetable and flower gardens until she reached the age of 97. Leona died on December 8, 2017, at Divine Providence Community Home in Sleepy Eye. She is survived by her daughters, Janet (Reynold) Evenson of Gibbon and Grace (Dale) Hoeper of Madelia, sons, Gerald (Mary) Sellner, David (Kathy) Sellner and Vincent (Judi) Sellner all of Sleepy Eye, 20 grandchildren, 40 great grandchildren, 6 great-great grandchildren. Also surviving Leona, sisters-in-law, Theresa Reiniger of Sleepy Eye, Delores Sellner of Sleepy Eye, Bernadette Fischer of Springfield and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Norbert, brothers, Leo, Hugo, Roman and Walter, sisters, Helen, Rose, Ottilia, Lydia and baby sister, Theresa. Visitation 1 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm Thursday, December 14, 2017 Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel 301 - 3rd Ave. S.W. Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, United States 56085 Visitation 2 7:30 am - 10:00 am Friday, December 15, 2017 Sturm Funeral Home, Sleepy Eye Chapel 301 - 3rd Ave. S.W. Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, United States 56085 Service Information 10:30 am Friday, December 15, 2017 St. Mary's Catholic Church-Sleepy Eye 636 1st Ave. North Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, United States 56085 Interment Information St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery 720 3rd Ave. N.E. Sleepy Eye, Minnesota, United States 56085