Louise Christine Walz Selbee of Warwick, New York, formerly St. Augustine, Florida, passed away on Sunday, April 1 after a brief illness. She was 94 years old.
The daughter of the late C. F. and Mercy Walz, she was born on April 7, 1917 in Battle Creek, Michigan. She was married to the late Arthur Selbee, Jr.
Louise was a devoted wife and mother. She worked at Kellogg’s in Battle Creek and had several other jobs throughout, but her main concern was being a wife and devoted mother and grandmother. She lived in Battle Creek and Grand Rapids, Michigan and moved with her family to Palatka and St. Augustine, Florida, where she lived for 30+ years before moving to Warwick to be by her daughter.
She enjoyed all animals and nature shows of all kinds, needlepoint, gardening, coloring, and being with friends.
She is survived by her daughters, Janet Tuin of Greenville, MI and Barbara Dooley and her husband John of Warwick, her sister Edythe Marshall of Delton MI, sister-in-law Norma Kruger, her grandchildren, Shawn Dooley and his wife Cynthia, Brian Dooley and his wife Alycia, Gregory Dooley and his fiancé Laura, Jerry Tuin and his wife Claire, Michael Tuin and his wife Sandie, Gloria Dancer and her husband Chris, Craig Tuin and his wife Janet, eleven great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
Visitation will be on Wednesday, April 4th from 2-4 and 7-9 pm at Lazear-Smith & Vander Plaat Memorial Home, 17 Oakland Avenue, Warwick, NY. Interment will take place in Battle Creek Memorial Park, in Battle Creek Michigan on Saturday at 11:00.
Memorial donations may be sent to Warwick Valley Humane Society, PO Box 61, Warwick, NY. 10990