Norbert Sellner

There will be a Parish Prayer Service on Friday at 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Norbert Frank Sellner was born February 6, 1922, in Mulligan Township, Brown County, the son of Joseph and Anna Christina (Hillesheim) Sellner. He was united in marriage to Sylvia Zwaschka on April 27, 1943, in Comfrey. The couple farmed in Mulligan Township for a few years until moving to Selma Township where they farmed until retirement. Norbert also worked at the Augustine Butcher Shop until they closed. Norbert was a member of St. Paul Catholic Church in Comfrey, the St. Paul Society and served on the Cemetery Board for over 30 years. He was awarded the Bishop's Medal of Service for his dedicated work as the cemetery sexton for many years. He was also a member of the Comfrey Lions Club. Norbert enjoyed playing cards and cribbage, watching the Minnesota Twins, his word-search puzzles, and loved a good joke. Norbert Frank Sellner died Wednesday, October 21, 2009, at St. John Lutheran Home in Springfield at the age of 87 years. He is survived by wife Sylvia of Comfrey; children- Eugene and wife Bonnie Sellner of Mankato, Beverly and husband Richard Sanders of Rochester, and Deanna Sellner of Des Moines, IA; and grandchildren- Scott (Lana) Sellner and their children Hannah and Emily, Keri Sellner and her son Maxwell, Laurie (Bobby) Riepe, Daniel Sanders, Gregory (Karen) Sanders and their children Ryan and Kyle, and David Sanders. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers- Hubert, Sylvester, Peter, Aloysius, and Raymond; sisters- Mathilda, Josephine, and Gertrude; and children- Glen and Dean.