Lial H. Selzer

Lial H. Selzer, age 81 of Homestead, passed away, Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Iowa City, Iowa. Memorial Service: 10:00 A.M. Monday, September 11, 2017, Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo with Elders Alan Trumpold and Emilie Hoppe officiating. Burial with military honors will be in the Homestead Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 3 to 6 P.M. Sunday, September 10, 2017 at Kloster Funeral Home, Marengo. A memorial fund has been established.

Lial is survived by his wife of 53 years, Helen; two sons, Scott of Homestead, and Neil and wife Rebecca of Madison, WI; two grandsons, Gabriel and Aidan Selzer; a sister Marian Carew and husband Dan of Phoenix, AZ; and two nieces Alisa Hartman and husband Doug of Phoenix, and Stephanie Vasso and husband Neal of Tyler, TX. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Lial Howard Selzer was born December 5, 1935 in Homestead, Iowa the son of George and Linda Graesser Selzer. He graduated from the Amana High School in 1953, and attended the University of Iowa. Lial served in the U.S. Army from 1954 -56 during the Korean Conflict. He and Helen Hertel were married October 5, 1963 at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Homestead. The couple made their home in Homestead. Lial worked with Gringer Ag, a feed business, in accounting. He was a member of the Amana Sportsman’s Club. He was an avid outdoorsman, enjoying hunting, fishing, gardening and woodworking. He also liked to cook, and especially enjoyed time with his family and friends.