Obituary

Lois Eileen Selzer (1930 - 2015)

Obituary

Lois Eileen (Nitzsche) Selzer, age 85, passed away Oct.26, 2015 at Schowalter Villa in Hesston, KS.

She was born March 17, 1930 in rural Amenia, ND to Albert and Katie (Roth) Nitzsche and came to Hesston, KS as a teenager to attend Hesston High Academy. She met her husband, Merle, while there and they raised their seven children and farmed near Hillsboro, KS.

Lois was active in the Spring Valley Mennonite Church. She enjoyed gardening and always had a big garden to provide vegetables for her family. She grew beautiful flowers and continued to raise African violets while in the Villa. She liked to travel and enjoyed new experiences with an active curiosity about the world around her. She loved to play games – especially Scrabble – and socialize. Her family was an important and much appreciated part of her life.

She is survived by her children and their spouses: Robert and Shari of Anchorage, AK; Kenneth and Deb of Leawood, KS; Karen and Rick Hankins of Hesston, KS; Becky and Chuck Mislo of Marietta, GA; Doug and Chris of Newton, KS; Don and Mary of Cullowhee, NC; and Jim (Ervin) and Cheryl of Chesterfield Township, MI; as well as twelve grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Her siblings are Opal Ripley and Willard Nitzsche of Hesston and Mae Mumaw of Medina, OH.

She is preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Merle Selzer; three grandchildren, Gina Hankins, Kellie Doyle, and Matthew Mislo; and her brother, Dale Nitzsche.

A memorial service will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday,Nov. 7 at Schowalter Villa, with inurnment immediately after, at the Spring Valley Mennonite Church cemetery.

Memorial gifts may be given to Schowalter Villa Samaritan Fund., in care of Miller-Ott Funeral Home, Hesston, Kansas.